decarbonization
North Macedonia plans investments in energy of EUR 3.1 billion by 2027
01 June 2021 - Prime Minister Zaev said investments in energy of EUR 3.1 billion are expected by 2027, of which the overwhelming majority is for renewables
Exploring opportunities to achieving water-food-energy-ecosystems Nexus in Western Balkans
28 May 2021 - Integrated management of water, energy, and land resources, while protecting ecosystems, remains a substantial challenge in the Western Balkans.
Think tanks supporting Western Balkans accelerate energy transition, reach Green Deal
27 May 2021 - A project implemented by Agora Energiewende will support regional governments in developing strategies and plans for coal phasing out, increasing the share of renewables, and identifying the financing sources.
Serbia’s coal-fired thermal power plants to keep working until 2050
27 May 2021 - Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlović said a plan would be developed for the operation of thermal power plants in Serbia until 2050
PPC Renewables picks Terna to build 50 MW solar park in Megalopolis
27 May 2021 - PPC Renewables awarded the contract for a solar system in the Peloponnese to Terna. The firm is progressing in vast solar power and storage projects
Romania tells EU it would close all coal mines by 2032
26 May 2021 - Romania said it intends to stop the excavation of coal in 2032 at the latest and replace conventional power plants in the meantime
G7 agrees to eliminate international funding for coal power generation
25 May 2021 - The group of the wealthiest developed countries became "net zero G7" this year as they all vowed to eliminate net emissions by 2050.
Serbia halts construction of 350 MW coal power plant Kolubara B
24 May 2021 - The move could be seen as the first serious step in the energy transition and the decarbonization of the energy sector.
Zaev: Power prices must rise due to investments in green energy
24 May 2021 - Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev said installing photovoltaics, wind farms and gas-fueled power plants implies higher electricity bills
EPBiH to calculate CO2 costs internally after deal with Energy Community
21 May 2021 - EPBiH intends to include CO2 expenses in its financial reports from next year at the initiative of the Energy Community Secretariat
EU member states to receive EUR 17.5 billion in grants for fossil fuel phaseout
20 May 2021 - Workers in the coal industry and regions that depend on it in the EU will be able to tap on the EUR 17.5 billion Just Transition Fund
EPBiH would have to pay EUR 200 million per year for CO2 emissions
13 May 2021 - The amount exceeds the total cost of coal power production and it would make the activity unprofitable.
Serbia plans to install floating facility for hydrogen production
11 May 2021 - Serbia’s draft hydrogen strategy should be prepared by the summer, followed by a public debate.
HSE to start building Slovenia’s biggest solar power plant in July
11 May 2021 - Holding Slovenske elektrarne is preparing to lay the foundation stone in Prapretno in two months for Slovenia's biggest solar power plant
Port of Constanța greening its operations in international Pioneers project
11 May 2021 - Port of Constanța is part of a project called Pioneers, aiming to optimize operations and roll out renewable energy and mobility solutions
Slovenia’s coal power plant TEŠ to generate EUR 870 million loss by 2030
10 May 2021 - The closure of Šoštanj power plant could be inevitable even before 2033, currently the most optimistic scenario for Slovenia’s coal phaseout.