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Just transition roadmap sought for coal town in Kosovo*
08 December 2023 - A contractor will produce a socio-economic analysis and just transition roadmap for Obiliq (Obilić) in Kosovo*
Europe’s first ammonia-fuelled power plant to be built in Ireland
07 December 2023 - The use of low-carbon ammonia as a fuel can contribute to the security of power supply and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Bulgaria earmarks EUR 8.2 million for Stara Zagora hydrogen valley
07 December 2023 - Minister of Innovation and Growth Milena Stoycheva said the Stara Zagora hydrogen valley project would get EUR 8.2 million in EU funds
Italy to rely on SMRs in its nuclear power revival
07 December 2023 - Italy has earmarked EUR 135 million for nuclear energy research, aiming to focus on SMRs instead of conventional reactors
Montenegro’s EPCG appoints Zoran Šljukić as acting CEO
05 December 2023 - Chief Technical Officer of Montenegro's state-owned power utility EPCG Zoran Šljukić became acting CEO, replacing Nikola Rovčanin
How can energy transition be just to people in coal regions
05 December 2023 - The authorities must act before people leave, according to the speakers at the annual meeting of the Initiative for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine
Croatia’s power utility HEP Group to get new board president
05 December 2023 - The Government of Croatia accepted the resignation of Frane Barbarić, who stepped down after it announced it would dismiss him
North Macedonia presents just energy transition platform worth EUR 3 billion
05 December 2023 - North Macedonia is preparing an investment plan for a coal phaseout by 2030, grid strengthening, new capacities and the just transition
22 countries commit at COP28 to tripling nuclear capacity by 2050
04 December 2023 - At COP28, heads of state and other top officials from 22 countries signed the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy by 2050
Mitsotakis: In face of climate devastation, new Greece is emerging
04 December 2023 - Highlighting this year's catastrophic wildfires and floods, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at COP28 that a new Greece is emerging nevertheless
Slovenia adopts action plan to halve energy poverty
01 December 2023 - According to Eurostat, more than 41 million people in Europe were unable to adequately heat their homes in 2021.
HROTE’s Budimir: Sustainability, risk management are key for Croatia’s green transition
01 December 2023 - New CEO of Croatia's regulatory body HROTE Darjan Budimir says sustainable business models and quality in risk management are key for a successful green transition
France’s EDF sells Europe’s first green bonds for nuclear energy
01 December 2023 - French state-owned power utility EDF raised EUR 1 billion for nuclear energy through a green bond issue, the first of its kind in Europe
Greece to launch first guarantees of origin auction in early January
30 November 2023 - The first guarantees of origin of electricity in Greece are reportedly planned to be auctioned in the first half of January
Energy independence of the University of Cyprus
24 November 2023 - The University of Cyprus is preparing to materialize its old plan for a 10 MW photovoltaic park, but with batteries
Two wind power projects underway on Vlašić mountain in Bosnia
24 November 2023 - Wind power projects VP Energokul (200 MW) and VE Vlašić (50 MW) reemerged just a few days apart. Both sites are on the Vlašić mountain.