Turkey to auction 4 GW in solar, wind power this year
Turkey will put 2 GW of wind power and 2 GW of solar power up for auction by the end of 2021 through the YEKA scheme
Balkan countries are source of most of SO2 emissions in Europe
Over half of entire SO2 emissions in the continent in 2019 originated in Southeastern Europe, Ember said in an analysis
Romania tells EU it would close all coal mines by 2032
Romania said it intends to stop the excavation of coal in 2032 at the latest and replace conventional power plants in the meantime
EPBiH to calculate CO2 costs internally after deal with Energy Community
EPBiH intends to include CO2 expenses in its financial reports from next year at the initiative of the Energy Community Secretariat
EPBiH agrees to restructure troubled coal mines, cut jobs
Government-owned utility EPBiH said it would reduce the number of employees in its seven coal mines to get the subsidiaries on a firm footing
Greece to subsidize battery storage with EUR 200 million next year
A tender for battery storage units will be held in Greece in the first quarter and the government earmarked EUR 200 million for subsidies
Slovenia’s Idrija installing battery storage to become smart town
With storage and distribution management from the NEDO project, Idrija will be able to maintain the power supply for priority services during outages
Greece pushes coal phaseout deadline to 2025 from 2028
Coal-fired thermal power plant Ptolemaida 5, the last of its kind in Greece, is set to be converted to gas in 2025, three years earlier than planned