Hellenic Petroleum inaugurates Europe’s biggest solar park with two-sided panels
Oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum put the largest solar park in Greece into operation while PM Mitsotakis said coal output must jump 50%
Revised Fit for 55: Preliminary goals show more renewables, nuclear, coal – much less natural gas
The revision of the Fit for 55 energy package calls for more renewables, coal and nuclear in order to offset a great reduction in natural gas
EPS to import coal from Montenegro
Serbia's power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) will purchase coal from Montenegro’s Pljevlja Coal Mine
Environmentalists oppose lignite mine projects in North Macedonia
The general manager of state-owned utility ESM said it would open two lignite mines, which was strongly condemned by environmentalist organization Eko-svest. The mine opening was announced in the context of new challenges with the energy crisis in North Macedonia and the next heating season, while the environmentalists claim that coal mines are unacceptable from […]
Greece has biggest combined share of wind, solar in electricity generation in SEE
Greece is eighth in the world by the share of wind and solar in electricity generation and Croatia came in seventh in the bioenergy section
Rizvanolli: No new coal plants in Kosovo’s* draft energy strategy
There are no plans for a new coal-fired thermal power plant in Kosovo*, but the existing two require investments
Ember: Wind, solar top 10% for first time in global electricity output in 2021
Wind and solar, the fastest-growing sources of electricity, reached a record share of 10.3% in supply last year, Ember found
Energy Community: Prolonging operation of coal plants in BiH is breach of treaty
The Federation of BiH intends to operate two coal plants past their allowed limits, which the Energy Community Secretariat says is a clear breach of obligations