Slovenian, BiH power utilities settle historical dispute
15 April 2026 - State-owned power utilities of Slovenia and the Republic of Srpska in BiH signed settled a dispute regarding the Ugljevik coal power plant in BiH
Coal miners’ woes threaten electricity production across region
20 February 2026 - Miners at Romania’s coal complex CE Oltenia have staged protests, including hunger strikes, over plans to scrap meal vouchers and cut wages
Slovenia earmarks EUR 1.13 billion for gradual closure of Velenje coal mine
05 February 2026 - Coal mining in Velenje is planned to end by 2033, with mine closure activities expected to proceed gradually until 2045
Titan signs deal with Serbia’s EPS for fly ash from coal power plant
14 January 2026 - Cement maker Titan Group is getting access to five million tons of fly ash from the TENT B coal power plant in Serbia
Spajić: Japanese company Itochu eyes Montenegro’s waste-to-energy project
09 January 2026 - Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić said a 50 MW incinerator is about to be built for municipal waste
ContourGlobal installs 500 MWh standalone BESS facility in Bulgaria
09 January 2026 - ContourGlobal inaugurated a standalone battery energy storage system of 202 MW. It is participating in Bulgaria’s day-ahead and intraday electricity markets.
Coal plant Kakanj in BiH halts electricity production amid record air pollution
18 November 2025 - Due to record air pollution, the Municipality of Kakanj requested that the power plant's activity be reduced to supplying thermal energy for district heating
EU allows Romania to delay shutdown of coal plants until end-2029
24 October 2025 - Amid delays in gas power projects, the European Commission approved Romania's request to push back the closure of several coal-fired systems
Croatia’s HEP to install 90 solar power plants on rooftops of its facilities
02 October 2025 - Croatia’s power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda intends to install 90 solar power plants on its facilities...
Bulgarian coal plant mulls replacing boiler with molten salt battery
15 September 2025 - The operator of the AES Maritsa Iztok 1 coal plant is interested in replacing one of its boilers with a molten salt reactor
Environmentalists warn EU that Bulgaria ignores coal plants breaching pollution rules
09 September 2025 - Greenpeace Bulgaria and Za Zemiata wrote a complaint to the European Commission as the authorities are ignoring environmental breaches at four coal plants
Turkey launches solar, wind power auctions with November deadlines
09 September 2025 - Turkey issued a public call for renewable energy auctions for 2 GW in total, including the first floating PV plant in the YEKA mechanism