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Kosovo* outlines energy transition until 2031 in strategic document
24 March 2023 - Kosovo* aims at 1.6 GW in renewables capacity by 2031, with 340 MWh in batteries. It opted to reconstruct at least three coal plant units.
Join webinars on just energy transitions in Western Balkans and Ukraine
27 February 2023 - The webinar series 'Just energy transitions in the Western Balkans and Ukraine' will explore opportunities and the lessons learnt on the way to a coal phaseout
EU carbon prices surpass EUR 100 per ton for first time
21 February 2023 - A forecasted cold spell and weak winds helped the benchmark emissions prices in the European Union hit an intraday record
EPS sets out plan for shutting down coal power plants
16 February 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije intends to shut down 11 coal power units, with a total capacity of 1,744 MW, between 2025 and 2030
Mitsotakis inaugurates Ptolemaida 5, Greece’s last lignite plant
14 February 2023 - The Ptolemaida 5 lignite-fired power plant was inaugurated today by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and CEOs of PPC and GEK Terna
Elektroprivreda Srbije posts 2022 loss of EUR 630 million
09 February 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije blamed the poor results on issues in the production of coal and electricity, the drought, and the energy crisis
Ember: Wind and solar generate more electricity than gas in EU
02 February 2023 - The share of wind and solar electricity production reached 20% in the European Union last year, surpassing fossil gas for the first time
Court of BiH annuls ruling that state aid for coal plant Tuzla 7 was illegal
31 January 2023 - The Court of BiH annulled the ruling of the State Aid Council that loan guarantees for the Tuzla 7 coal power plant project were illegal
Serbia’s power utility EPS no longer dependent on imports, acting CEO claims
27 January 2023 - EPS is importing much less electricity this winter than last one and it is not dependent on imports, acting CEO Miroslav Tomašević said
Power utility ERS hires advisers for urgent review of production capacities
20 January 2023 - The urgent analysis was initiated by Republic of Srpska Prime Minister Radovan Višković and Minister of Energy and Mining Petar Đokić
Coal wins battle against climate action in tiny German village
20 January 2023 - The eviction of the village residents and the coal mine expansion are a result of the German government's compromise with RWE
Romania plans to expand coal mine over 100 hectares of forests
16 January 2023 - 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
13 January 2023 - 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
10 January 2023 - Environmentalists have been opposing RWE and the local authority's plan for months to demolish the village of Lützerath to boost coal output
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2022
31 December 2022 - 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
30 December 2022 - 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