Serbia plans to stop using coal, fuel oil in district heating by 2040
By 2040, Serbia intends to replace fuel oil and coal in district heating plants with solar, wood biomass, heat pumps,
Romania’s Iași has municipal PV, hydrogen projects for former coal plant
Romania’s third-largest city is about to build a photovoltaic system on the location of a dormant coal power plant, using
Bulgaria’s coal regions to get further EUR 808 million for just transition
Bulgaria’s coal regions will receive BGN 1.58 billion (EUR 808 million) through the Just Transition program, under the European Union’s
Božinovska: Solar overtakes hydro in North Macedonia
The share of solar power plants’ capacity in North Macedonia has surpassed hydropower plants in 2024, Minister of Energy, Mining
EU allows Romania to delay shutdown of coal plants until end-2029
Amid severe delays in projects for gas power plants, the European Commission approved Romania’s request to push back the closure
Romania’s coal town Turceni starts EUR 380 million green energy transformation
Turceni is dependent on the local coal power plant, so the municipal authority is turning to agrivoltaics, energy storage and
Slovenia begins preparations for closure of Velenje coal mine
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob visited the Savinja and Šalek region and the Velenje coal mine to present a draft
Race against time to secure EU funding for waste-to-energy plants in Greece
Hostile reactions from citizens and the opposition by municipal authorities threaten to derail Greece’s efforts to build six waste-to-energy plants.
Turkey starts building solar parks on former coal land
After the first two units of 5 MW each, state-owned Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKI) is planning two solar power plants
Romania risks blackouts if it shuts coal plants as scheduled
Minister of Energy Bogdan Ivan claims that energy poverty or even blackouts could hit Romania if it proceeds with the