HEAL: Biomass is one of main sources of air pollution in Western Balkans
Health experts from HEAL demand more attention and action on the public health threat of biomass burning in the Western Balkans
HEP gets government approval to borrow EUR 63 million
HEP received approval from the Government of Croatia to take a EUR 63 million loan from the European Investment Bank
New York is banning the use of natural gas in new buildings
After several other cities in the United States, the City Council of New York passed a law banning the use of natural gas in most new buildings. Construction projects submitted for approval from 2027 will have to use electricity instead of gas or fossil fuels for heating. In the most populated American city, with 8.8 […]
Rizvanolli: Energy crisis in Kosovo* worsens amid coal plant outage
Prishtina was left without district heating as a coal plant broke down and Kosovo* is forced to import large quantities of electricity
Bitola in North Macedonia to get district heating from coal power plant
The construction of a district heating pipeline from REK Bitola has begun, almost forty years after the thermal power plant was built
RES Foundation conference: More subsidies for poor households needed to get to net zero heating
Vulnerable households in the Western Balkans often can't afford renovation or to replace old heating stoves and boilers even with a 50% subsidy
Eurowind Energy, Solarpro to build 250 MW solar power plant in Bulgaria
Eurowind from Denmark has the ambition to install 2 GW of renewable energy capacity in Bulgaria with Renalfa and its subsidiary Solarpro
Greece’s first Climate Law to end lignite use by 2028
Ambitious new sectoral energy and climate goals will be included in Greece’s first Climate Law, including the decommissioning of all lignite plants by 2028 at the latest. At the same time, the prohibition of oil use for heating and a large number of electric cars are expected to lead to significant CO2 reductions. The highlights […]