North Macedonia first in region to set coal phaseout date – thermal power plants will be shut down by 2028
North Macedonia is the first country in the Western Balkans to make a decision on abandoning coal, announcing it will shut down its thermal power plants by 2028.
Petar Đokić: Republic of Srpska cannot escape paying for CO2 emissions
Fossil fuels are not the future, but they certainly are our present, says Petar Đokić, minister of mining and energy of the Republic of Srpska.
Turkey, Cyprus, North Macedonia post stellar 2020 result in new renewables
There was 261 GW of new renewables in the world in 2020 or 45.1% more than in the previous year, led by solar and wind power
Zorlu to expand Alaşehir geothermal power plant with 3.6 MW solar unit
Zorlu Energy will turn its 45 MW geothermal power plant in Alaşehir into one of the first hybrid systems in Turkey by integrating it with a solar power plant that it plans to install at the site. Zorlu Enerji Elektrik or Zorlu Energy, which is planning to launch an initial public offering for its renewables […]
Güriş installs 50 MW geothermal power plant in Turkey in record time
Güriş Holding installed and commissioned its EFE 8 geothermal power plant in only 38 days. The 50 MW unit will have an annual output of 400 GWh.
Croatia issues four licenses for geothermal exploration
Croatia's sustainable development ministry issued licenses for geothermal exploration for energy production at four locations
NGO Green Home: Montenegro to clarify whether TPP Pljevlja will be shut down
Montenegrin non-governmental organization Green Home has called on the Ministry of Economy and state power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) to disclose whether TPP Pljevlja will consume its remaining allowed operational hours in about 20 days and whether they have a plan if the thermal power plant is closed. TPP Pljevlja, with an installed capacity […]
Virtual power plant in Turkey balances renewables with geothermal capacities
Geothermal plants of 103 MW joined the pool in Pure Energy's virtual power plant in Turkey so the firm optimized its electricity trade and boosted its balancing capacity