fossil fuels
Slovenia’s sole coal-fired power plant Šoštanj to keep main unit offline until fall
04 July 2025 - The 600 MW unit at Šoštanj will not be restarted until the end of September, when demand for heat is set to rise.
Serbia, North Macedonia working on gas interconnector project
03 July 2025 - Srbijagas and Nomagas have expressed their intention to build the Serbia – North Macedonia gas interconnector soon.
Gas power plant Brestanica in Slovenia adds photovoltaic unit
11 June 2025 - A 466 kW solar power plant entered regular operation at Slovenian state-owned gas power plant Termoelektrarna Brestanica (TEB)
Brussels to Croatia: Boost renewables, flexibility for cheaper industrial electricity
11 June 2025 - The European Commission issued recommendations for Croatia under the 2025 European Semester: Spring Package
Works beginning on North Macedonian side of gas interconnector with Greece
08 May 2025 - The North Macedonian section of the gas interconnector with Greece is expected to be completed by early 2027
EU outlines measures to end Russian gas, oil imports by end-2027
07 May 2025 - The European Commission aims to stop by 2027 the purchases of Russian gas, including LNG, and oil, and phase out nuclear fuel imports
Kosovo* launches reconstruction of coal power plant unit
06 May 2025 - Kosovo Energy Corp. (KEK) began the reconstruction and modernization of one of the two units in its Kosovo B coal power plant
OMV opens Austria’s largest green hydrogen plant
30 April 2025 - OMV put into operation its 10 MW green hydrogen plant at the Schwechat refinery. It can produce 1,500 tons per year.
Hungary’s MVM inks deal with Çalık Holding, Ansaldo Energia for combined cycle gas turbine power plant
30 April 2025 - It is the second time this year that MVM contracted gas-fueled and hydrogen-ready power plants at sites of former fossil fuel facilities
Project for first gas power plant in Albania enters next stage
25 April 2025 - Greece-based GEK Terna and DEPA Commercial are preparing to build the first gas power plant in Albania, with local partner Gener 2
Italy mulls keeping its last coal plants on standby
21 April 2025 - Italy may switch its remaining coal plants on the mainland to a standby mode this year instead of dismantling them
Ember: Warming’s 2024 share of global power demand rise was covered with fossil fuels
09 April 2025 - Renewables and nuclear energy met 79,1% of 2024 global power demand growth. The fossil fuels share was bigger than the part attributed to the annual rise in temperatures.
Croatia among EU’s top three emitters of methane from oil, gas industry
08 April 2025 - The first large independent analysis in Croatia of methane emissions from the oil and gas infrastructure was carried out, according to Greenpeace Croatia
Turkey pushing against rivals for transmission of green electricity to EU
07 April 2025 - Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Bulgaria launched a green energy transmission project that could compete with the proposed Black Sea submarine link Georgia-Romania
PPC plans EUR 5.8 billion makeover of Western Macedonia coal region, including data centers
03 April 2025 - PPC presented a EUR 5.8 billion investment plan for the coal region of Western Macedonia in northern Greece
US court rules Greenpeace must pay over USD 660 million to oil pipeline operator
21 March 2025 - A North Dakota state court found Greenpeace liable for more than USD 660 million in damages to Energy Transfer, which controls the Dakota Access Pipeline