Turkey’s Garanti BBVA bank to stop financing coal projects
Garanti BBVA, the fifth-largest bank in Turkey vowed to cleanse the loan portfolio of the remaining coal mines and plants by 2040
EPBiH mines ended 2020 with total debt of EUR 470 million
The miners from the Kreka brown coal mine in BiH stopped striking but bankruptcy looms if the reorganization plan is not implemented.
Serbian government adopts four bills on energy, mining
The government adopted the bills on renewable energy sources, energy, energy efficiency and mining, and sent them to parliament for adoption.
Renewables are several times more profitable than fossil fuels
Investors in renewable power continue to outpace fossil fuel across the globe, according to the Imperial College and IEA. Total return has been 367% higher over the last ten years. The investment case for green energy is clear and the global renewables portfolio is less correlated to the broader market than the global fossil fuel […]
Europe is halfway into closing all coal power plants by 2030
Fifty percent of coal-fired thermal power plants in Europe are closed or will be shut down by 2030 amid rising CO2 costs and the expansion of renewables
PPC sells two green bond packages in same month amid strong demand
Greece's PPC caught the attention of some of the world's biggest players with its green bond issue, partly aimed at funding the energy transition
Slovenian government proposes coal phaseout by 2033
The Ministry of Infrastructure has launched public debate on the draft coal phaseout strategy and accompanying EIA.
First Big Conference on Solar Energy in Serbia to be held on April 14
The First Big Conference on Solar Energy in Serbia, organized by Balkan Green Energy News, will be held in Belgrade on April 14.