Lawsuits and blockades over lignite mine projects near Prijedor in BiH

29 June 2023 - Villagers say they are certain that around 90,000 tons of coal from Bistrica would not help overcome the energy crisis

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Public consultation on Serbia’s national energy and climate plan: Coal use to be cut 25% by 2030

15 June 2023 - The document is available on the website of the Ministry of Mining and Energy and public consultation is open from June 13 to July 28

GEK Terna signs solar power PPAs with PPC, RWE in Greece

GEK Terna signs solar power PPAs with PPC, RWE in Greece

08 June 2023 - Electricity supplier HERON and Meton Energy have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for three solar power projects in Greece

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Coal wins battle against climate action in tiny German village

20 January 2023 - The eviction of the village residents and the coal mine expansion are a result of the German government's compromise with RWE

Romania plans to expand coal mine over 100 hectares of forests

Romania plans to expand coal mine over 100 hectares of forests

16 January 2023 - More than 100 hectares of forests in Romania's Gorj region could be cut down to expand a lignite mine.

Eco-activists on barricades defend village Lützerath in Germany from expansion of coal mines

German eco-activists on barricades defending village from coal mine expansion

10 January 2023 - Environmentalists have been opposing RWE and the local authority's plan for months to demolish the village of Lützerath to boost coal output

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Greece delays closure of three coal plant units to 2025

16 December 2022 - PPC’s lignite plants are to continue operation beyond 2023, in a reversal of the government’s decarbonization policy

Wind farm dismantled to expand coal mine in Germany

Wind farm in Germany is being dismantled to expand coal mine

25 October 2022 - A wind farm in Germany is being taken down to expand the Garzweiler lignite mine and maintain the security of electricity supply.

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Energy crisis triggers new coal projects in Republic of Srpska, Serbia

22 August 2022 - Republic of Srpska plans a new unit at thermal power plant Gacko, as firm in Serbia eyes an underwater coal mining project

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US-based KKR set to take over ContourGlobal

20 May 2022 - US-based KKR is set to take over Bulgarian thermal power plant Maritsa East 3, as well as wind and solar capacities in Austria and Italy

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Solar projects awarded all premiums in Germany’s innovative renewables auctions

19 May 2022 - Germany has awarded market premiums for 403 MW of innovative solar facilities, including projects on farmland and parking lots

Environmentalists expressly oppose lignite mine opening announcement in North Macedonia

Environmentalists oppose lignite mine projects in North Macedonia

05 April 2022 - The general manager of state-owned utility ESM said it would open two lignite mines, which...

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