EUR 1 billion loan for HEP to secure energy supplies
The funds will be used to buy gas for the Okoli storage facility and achieve the target set by EU to fill up at least 80% of gas storage capacity before the winter
Bulgaria works on renewables portfolio expansion, plans offshore wind, floating solar
The country intends to remove restrictions and simplify procedures for the deployment of renewables, deрuty Prime Minister Sandov said
Croatia examining alternative fuels for its retired coal plant Plomin 1
A consortium will determine the best solutions for using gas, biomass and waste in defunct thermal power plant Plomin 1 in Croatia
Romania to accelerate coal phaseout deadline to 2030
Romania became more ambitious with its coal phaseout planning. It is pushing the deadline forward by two years, to 2030.
North Macedonia first in Western Balkans adopts National Energy and Climate Plan
The NECP covers the period from 2021 to 2030 and prescribes the path to achieve the goals set for 2030, the government said
WB-6 countries struggling to secure electricity production in their old coal power plants
It's going to be a long winter in several Western Balkan countries as old coal-fired power plants are unreliable and lignite is scarce
Germany puts coal phaseout on hold to prepare for possible Russian gas supply cut
European countries are canceling the closure of coal plants despite phaseout plans to prevent a collapse if Russia halts its gas deliveries
TransitionZero: switching straight to renewables is now cheaper than coal-to-gas shift
Switching from coal straight to solar and wind energy and battery storage would enable electricity producers in the EU to save USD 90 per ton of CO2 on the carbon price, says TransitionZero