Environmentalists warn EU that Bulgaria ignores coal plants breaching pollution rules
Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata wrote a complaint to the European Commission as the authorities are ignoring environmental breaches at four coal plants
Climate won’t suffer if Romanian coal power plants keep running – energy minister
The Romanian government is hoping to postpone the coal-fired power plant closures envisaged under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
CE Oltenia to set up subsidiary to take over coal power plants slated for closure
CE Oltenia’s “lignite subsidiary” is envisaged under a restructuring and decarbonization plan approved by the European Commission.
Serbia’s power utility to take no loans in 2025, fund coal projects on its own
EPS will not take out loans this year, but will finance all investments from its own resources, says CEO Dušan Živković.
Serbia’s EPS reports EUR 234 million profit for first half of 2025
State-owned Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) achieved lower profit in the first half of the year than in the same period of 2024
Worrying results of coal, overburden production in BiH’s power utility
Increasing coal production is the only way to stabilize the energy system in the Federation of BiH, EPBiH CEO Sanel Buljubašić said
Kragujevac heating plant begins ash removal from disposal site in city center
The city of Kragujevac in Serbia has begun removing ash from an uncovered disposal site that has been polluting air and soil for years.
Renewables keep top spot in Greece’s power mix despite surge in curtailments
In the first half of 2025, curtailments amounted to 1,327 GWh, equivalent to 9.6% of Greece’s total renewable electricity output.