thermal power plants
GEK Terna launches 170 MW thermal power plant project in Albania
27 February 2023 - GEK Terna's KV with domestic company Gener 2 filed for the construction of a 170 MW thermal power plant in the Fier district
Court of BiH annuls ruling that state aid for coal plant Tuzla 7 was illegal
31 January 2023 - The Court of BiH annulled the ruling of the State Aid Council that loan guarantees for the Tuzla 7 coal power plant project were illegal
EPBiH to export less electricity in 2023 due to low coal reserves
30 December 2022 - Elektroprivreda BiH will produce 10% less electricity in coal-fired power plants than what it projected in the Electricity Balance from a few months ago
Lorkowski: Energy Community to discuss requests to delay closure of coal plants in Western Balkans
16 December 2022 - Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski said requests to prolong the life of coal plants in the Western Balkans would be discussed
Slovenia prepares another capital injection for state-owned utility HSE
08 December 2022 - Slovenia is boosting the capital of its struggling power utility Holding Slovenske elektrarne with EUR 492 million
Serbia to put coal plant Kostolac B3 into operation as early as October 2023
28 November 2022 - The last batch of equipment for the construction of the Kostolac B3 coal-fired thermal power plant has arrived at the site, by ship.
Lack of coal boosts Slovenia’s power import dependency to 75%
17 October 2022 - Thermal power plant TEŠ was shut down upon the recommendation of Slovenia's transmission system operator ELES to save coal for the winter
Serbia’s coal plant Kostolac B3 to come online in September 2023
07 October 2022 - Head of the Kostolac B3 project Željko Lazović said Serbia's power utility EPS would put the coal power unit into operation next September
German coal plant operator LEAG to invest EUR 10 billion in green energy
05 October 2022 - LEAG is switching to wind and solar power, energy storage and sustainable mobility as Germany aims to phase out coal by 2038 or sooner
Dodik: ERS to offer electricity at long-term fixed price to investors in Republic of Srpska
28 September 2022 - Serb leader in BiH Milorad Dodik said investors in the Republic of Srpska can get five-year PPAs from ERS at EUR 80 per MWh
Two coal plants in Western Balkans go offline due to malfunctions
27 September 2022 - Coal+ plants Pljevlja in Montenegro and Kosovo A broke down, adding to concerns about the possibility of blackouts in the region
Record electricity, gas prices: steady supply in the Balkans will depend on coal power plants
24 August 2022 - Power prices rose due to gas price hikes, prompted by Gazprom’s announcement it will suspend Nord Stream 1 deliveries for three days
Kosovo* imposes rolling blackouts amid power supply uncertainty in Western Balkans
19 August 2022 - Lignite shortage and poor hydrology are jeopardizing the security of electricity supply in the Western Balkans
Romania to switch its coal plants to reserve as it closes them, without decommissioning
06 July 2022 - Romania decided to extend the coal phaseout back to 2032 and gave up on the plan to dismantle some of the coal plants that it retires
Serbia’s power utility EPS posts Q1 net loss of EUR 254 million
30 June 2022 - The state-owned power utility is blaming the poor result on a drop in output, electricity imports, and capped prices for end-consumers
Pollution from coal plants in Western Balkans remains extreme in 2021
22 June 2022 - Coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans were in breach of Energy Community pollution rules in 2021 for the fourth year in a row.