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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
Romania rolls out windfall profit tax for fossil fuel sector
29 December 2022 - Romania introduced a 60% tax on excess profits for companies that are operating in the areas of oil, gas and coal
Lorkowski: Energy Community to discuss requests to delay closure of coal plants in Western Balkans
16 December 2022 - Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski said requests to prolong the life of coal plants in the Western Balkans would be discussed
Slovenia prepares another capital injection for state-owned utility HSE
08 December 2022 - Slovenia is boosting the capital of its struggling power utility Holding Slovenske elektrarne with EUR 492 million
UK approves first underground coal mining project in more than three decades
08 December 2022 - Environmentalists may turn to court to overturn the government's approval for the opening of a coking coal mine in northwest England
MEP Kokkalis: EU shouldn’t penalize coal power in Western Balkans while producing coal-fired electricity itself
06 December 2022 - Many EU member states are prioritizing energy security over decarbonization and reviving retired coal power plants, MEP Petros Kokkalis said
Serbia to put coal plant Kostolac B3 into operation as early as October 2023
28 November 2022 - The last batch of equipment for the construction of the Kostolac B3 coal-fired thermal power plant has arrived at the site, by ship.
Coal phaseout in SEE: countries have made pledges, but some are still silent
24 November 2022 - The list of 40 countries with the largest shares of coal-fired power plants in electricity production includes eight in this region
Billions of euros to support EU coal regions achieve little for energy transition
15 November 2022 - EU support for coal regions has achieved little for the climate transition, according to the...
CAN Europe: Limited progress of national climate and energy plans in Western Balkans
11 November 2022 - National plans must implement a more efficient energy policy that will ensure the path to the decarbonization of the region by 2050
Romania’s CE Oltenia delays closure of two coal plant units
08 November 2022 - Two units in coal-fired power plants Turceni and Rovinari won't be closed by the end of the year like it was planned
Đedović: Energy sector reforms are priority, lithium production to be examined
04 November 2022 - Dubravka Đedović has visited the Kolubara mining basin to get first-hand information on coal production
Wind farm in Germany is being dismantled to expand coal mine
25 October 2022 - A wind farm in Germany is being taken down to expand the Garzweiler lignite mine and maintain the security of electricity supply.