Slovenia’s coal phaseout: Coal assets to be separated from electricity utility HSE
The Government of Slovenia will provide EUR 403 million to prevent the bankruptcy of coal power plant Šoštanj and the mine in Velenje
Thermal power plant Ugljevik halts production due to lack of coal
The management of RiTE Ugljevik, which operates a coal mine and the thermal power plant, blames those who ran the company in previous years.
COP29 decisions ambitious but insufficient to curb global warming
The COP29 summit resulted in a global pledge of USD 300 billion per year for poorer and most vulnerable countries and a global carbon market deal
Romania gets nod for EUR 790 million in aid for coal mine closure
The coal mines are located in the Jiu Valley, Romania’s main coal region and one of the 20 coal regions in the European Union
EPS’s Kostolac B3 coal plant in Serbia completed
Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović said the commissioning documentation for Kostolac B3 is almost finished
Slovenia cancels referendum on Krško 2 nuclear power plant
Just two weeks ago, the parliament voted overwhelmingly to hold a referendum on the construction of the Krško 2 nuclear power plant
Serbia’s EPS to mothball Morava, Kolubara coal power plants for strategic reserve
Serbia’s power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije intends to switch the Morava and Kolubara coal plants to a strategic reserve
IEA warns geopolitical tensions pose risk for energy security, urges faster clean energy transition
Demand for fossil fuels is expected to peak by the end of the decade, as the world is moving fast towards the "age of electricity"
