Romania plans to expand coal mine over 100 hectares of forests
More than 100 hectares of forests in Romania's Gorj region could be cut down to expand a lignite mine.
Bulgarian parliament tells government to abandon CO2 reduction target
The parliament has obliged the government to change the National Recovery and Resilience Plan in the section covering energy
German eco-activists on barricades defending village from coal mine expansion
Environmentalists have been opposing RWE and the local authority's plan for months to demolish the village of Lützerath to boost coal output
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With Russia's attack on Ukraine, the energy crisis took over from the coronavirus pandemic as topic number one this year
EPBiH to export less electricity in 2023 due to low coal reserves
Elektroprivreda BiH will produce 10% less electricity in coal-fired power plants than what it projected in the Electricity Balance from a few months ago
Romania rolls out windfall profit tax for fossil fuel sector
Romania introduced a 60% tax on excess profits for companies that are operating in the areas of oil, gas and coal
Lorkowski: Energy Community to discuss requests to delay closure of coal plants in Western Balkans
Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski said requests to prolong the life of coal plants in the Western Balkans would be discussed
Slovenia prepares another capital injection for state-owned utility HSE
Slovenia is boosting the capital of its struggling power utility Holding Slovenske elektrarne with EUR 492 million