coal
Pollution from coal plants in Western Balkans remains extreme in 2021
22 June 2022 - Coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans were in breach of Energy Community pollution rules in 2021 for the fourth year in a row.
Europe is firing up old coal plants to get through winter
20 June 2022 - Germany is getting retired coal plants back online as Gazprom's gas supply is dwindling while Italy may declare an emergency
North Macedonia’s green energy output rose 14.7% in 2021
14 June 2022 - Production at photovoltaic power plants increased 38%, from 37 GWh in 2020 to 51 GWh last year.
Prishtina rejects Belgrade’s offer for coal-for-power swap
10 June 2022 - Two days ago, Aleksandar Vučić offered to supply electricity to Prishtina in exchange for coal, but also to pay for coal with money
Serbia to spend EUR 1 billion on electricity, coal imports by end of year
08 June 2022 - Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlović said EPS must complete investments to produce enough coal for domestic power production
Belgrade offers coal-for-power swap to Prishtina
08 June 2022 - Serbia is also ready to pay for coal with money, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said
Renewables are cornerstone of Kosovo* energy strategy through 2031
08 June 2022 - Kosovo* aims to boost its renewables capacity by 5.6 times within a decade to 1.4 GW including 100 MW from the prosumers segment
EUR 1 billion loan for HEP to secure energy supplies
07 June 2022 - 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
07 June 2022 - 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
07 June 2022 - 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
03 June 2022 - 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
02 June 2022 - 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
31 May 2022 - 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
30 May 2022 - 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
16 May 2022 - 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
Kosovo* targets 1.4 GW of renewables by 2031
12 May 2022 - A goal of 1.4 GW in new renewable energy capacity was set in the yet incomplete energy strategy of Kosovo* for the period until 2031