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Kosovo* ordered to compensate contractor over scrapped thermal power plant project Kosova e Re
10 October 2023 - Kosova e Re, one of the last projects for the production of electricity from coal in the Western Balkans, was halted in 2020
Climate Talks: Energy transition is crucial for health, must be faster, more efficient
20 September 2023 - Climate Talks, with two panels, were held as part of Climate Week, which was organized with support from the German embassy
Introducing carbon pricing and EU CBAM mechanism application in the Energy Community
18 September 2023 - There can be no successful decarbonization if the EU doesn't institutionalize continuous financial support until the EnC abandons coal
G20 supports energy transition acceleration, yet clear pathway is missing
12 September 2023 - G20 did not set the pathway agreement to mitigate the climate crisis, though it did say renewable energy capacities must be tripled by 2030
EU fossil-fired power plant production slumps to all-time low – Ember
31 August 2023 - The first half of 2023 saw a collapse in electricity production from fossil fuels in the EU to a record low, think tank Ember said
Slovenian municipalities to decarbonize district heating system with TPP Šoštanj
29 August 2023 - Three municipalities in the Šalek valley in Slovenia signed a cooperation agreement with the utility firm in Velenje and with TEŠ
FBiH dismisses board of power utility Elektroprivreda BiH
04 August 2023 - Sanel Buljubašić has been designated as the acting CEO of EPBiH after the Government of FBiH dismissed the entire management
Serbia will build renewable power plants totaling 3,000 MW within several years
28 July 2023 - Minister Dubravka Đedović speaks in an interview about changes in renewable electricity auction rules, how much more capacity the transmission system can handle and how companies would be helped to prepare for the EU's CBAM carbon border tax
Controversial coal plant project Ugljevik 3 in BiH clings on top court’s decision
28 July 2023 - The Republic of Srpska has suspended the environmental permit procedure for the proposed Ugljevik 3 coal-fired power plant
Europe’s largest steel plant gets up to EUR 2 billion to transition to green hydrogen
26 July 2023 - Germany earmarked grants of up to EUR 2 billion for ThyssenKrupp to decarbonize its steel production processes using hydrogen
Serbia’s EPS: PM emissions reduced 90% over last 20 years
14 July 2023 - Emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide have also been lowered, Elektroprivreda Srbije said
Lawsuits and blockades over lignite mine projects near Prijedor in BiH
29 June 2023 - Villagers say they are certain that around 90,000 tons of coal from Bistrica would not help overcome the energy crisis
ArcelorMittal Belgium to get EUR 280 million in state aid to decarbonize steelmaking
28 June 2023 - ArcelorMittal will substitute one of the two existing blast furnaces with a direct reduction iron plant and phase in green hydrogen
Coal plants in Western Balkans increase pollution, legal breaches in 2022
28 June 2023 - Emissions of SO2, NOx and dust all rose last year, Bankwatch said in a report on thermal power plants using coal in the Western Balkans
Public consultation on Serbia’s national energy and climate plan: Coal use to be cut 25% by 2030
15 June 2023 - The document is available on the website of the Ministry of Mining and Energy and public consultation is open from June 13 to July 28
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske plans to burn waste in its Gacko coal plant
17 May 2023 - The power utility is planning a pilot project for burning up to 1,200 tons of waste per day together with coal in the Gacko facility