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Slovenia cancels referendum on Krško 2 nuclear power plant
25 October 2024 - Just two weeks ago, the parliament voted overwhelmingly to hold a referendum on the construction of the Krško 2 nuclear power plant
Serbia’s EPS to mothball Morava, Kolubara coal power plants for strategic reserve
23 October 2024 - Serbia’s power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije intends to switch the Morava and Kolubara coal plants to a strategic reserve
IEA warns geopolitical tensions pose risk for energy security, urges faster clean energy transition
18 October 2024 - Demand for fossil fuels is expected to peak by the end of the decade, as the world is moving fast towards the "age of electricity"
Denmark shuts its penultimate coal plant as UK is set to complete its exit
04 September 2024 - Denmark has only one coal power plant left now as Ørsted closed its last one. The only coal plant in the United Kingdom is ending operations.
EPS must change to survive and ensure Serbia’s energy security
03 September 2024 - In an interview with Balkan Green Energy News on the transformation of Elektroprivreda Srbije, Dušan Živković spoke about investments, decarbonization, CBAM and emissions
Montenegro to delay temporary shutdown of TPP Pljevlja for 2026
02 September 2024 - The pause in the operation of the Pljevlja coal plant, planned for 2025 within its ecological reconstruction, could be postponed to 2026
State obstructs use of solar energy by households, firms in BiH
30 August 2024 - Decarbonization is being obstructed by legislators and power utilities, says Damir Miljević, a member of the Management Board of RESET
IAP pipeline, LNG terminal are strategic projects for Montenegro – minister
12 August 2024 - The construction of an LNG terminal and the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline are strategic projects for the new Ministry of Mining, Oil and Gas
Serbia’s EPS posts EUR 280.3 million profit for first half of 2024
12 August 2024 - Elektroprivreda Srbije has said that its net earnings were RSD 9.4 billion (EUR 80.3 million) higher than planned
Solar, wind surpass coal for first time in China
02 August 2024 - Rystad Energy’s analysis forecasts that by 2026, solar power alone will beat coal as China's primary energy source
Wind, solar outpace fossil fuels for first time in EU electricity mix
30 July 2024 - Wind and solar have reached a combined share of 30% of electricity generation in the EU in the first six months of 2024, according to Ember
Serbia publishes Draft Energy Sector Development Strategy up to 2040
25 July 2024 - Thermal power capacity is seen decreasing by 45% and the capacity of renewable energy facilities is expected to increase by 20 times
ContourGlobal fires almost all workers from its coal plant in Bulgaria
09 July 2024 - The open market crushed the ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 coal-fired power plant, which has been offline since February
Power utility Elektroprivreda BiH posts all-time high annual loss for 2023
06 July 2024 - A lack of coal, bad hydrology and obsolete production facilities pushed Bosnia and Herzegovina's EPBiH deep into the red in 2023
Global energy emissions, fossil fuel use hit all-time highs in 2023
20 June 2024 - Global emissions from energy increased 2% year on year in 2023, exceeding 40 gigatons of CO2 for the first time ever
New wind farm to produce one-fifth of North Macedonia’s current power output
12 June 2024 - One of the first foreign investments in the new government's term will be a wind park, according to Hristijan Mickoski