Energy transition in Western Balkans – how to move forward
In an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News, energy experts Mirza Kušljugić and Damir Miljević write about the ongoing energy crisis and the energy transition in the Western Balkans.
EU bans Russian coal imports – what lies ahead for global coal, gas, power prices
EU member states import more than 40 percent of the coal they consume, and half is supplied from Russia
Serbia to be exempt from EU’s sanctions against Russian oil firms
The fourth package of EU sanctions has banned EU companies from doing business with a new list of Russian companies
Hellenic Petroleum inaugurates Europe’s biggest solar park with two-sided panels
Oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum put the largest solar park in Greece into operation while PM Mitsotakis said coal output must jump 50%
Revised Fit for 55: Preliminary goals show more renewables, nuclear, coal – much less natural gas
The revision of the Fit for 55 energy package calls for more renewables, coal and nuclear in order to offset a great reduction in natural gas
Environmentalists oppose lignite mine projects in North Macedonia
The general manager of state-owned utility ESM said it would open two lignite mines, which was strongly condemned by environmentalist organization Eko-svest. The mine opening was announced in the context of new challenges with the energy crisis in North Macedonia and the next heating season, while the environmentalists claim that coal mines are unacceptable from […]
JANAF to halt oil transport to Serbia, authorities examining options
It is a result of the European Union's fourth package of sanctions against Russian companies, adopted on March 15
EU to allow Western Balkans to take part in joint gas purchases
Western Balkan countries will be able to join the European Union's platform for voluntary joint purchasing of gas and hydrogen.
