Slovenia kicks off grants program for renewables-based district heating, cooling
The Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy of Slovenia launched a public call for cofunding the construction or restructuring
EU’s Modernisation Fund disburses EUR 3.66 billion for clean energy projects in nine countries
Energy modernization projects in nine member states of the European Union will receive a total of EUR 3.66 billion from
Slovenia’s sole coal-fired power plant Šoštanj to keep main unit offline until fall
As of this year, Slovenia’s only coal-fired power plant, Termoelektrarna Šoštanj (TEŠ), has shifted its primary focus to supplying heat,
North Macedonia adopts Law on Energy
With a majority of votes, 62 out of 120, the Assembly of North Macedonia adopted the Law on Energy. The
Turkey aims to become major lithium producer with its geothermal wells
Turkey is using only 10% of its geothermal potential, according to Chairman of the Geothermal Power Plant Investors Association (JESDER)
Bulgaria suspends ill-designed solar energy support program
The Ministry of Energy of Bulgaria doesn’t intend to publish the second call for subsidies for households for solar panels
Romanian town Beiuș to boost geothermal distring heating to 100%
The local authority in Beiuș, a trailblazer in geothermal district heating in Romania, should apply for European funding to cover
Share of coal power in Finland nearly zero as cogeneration plant shuts down
Helsinki’s municipal energy company Helen closed its last coal facility. Together with the country’s remaining plants that use the solid
PPC plans EUR 5.8 billion makeover of Western Macedonia coal region, including data centers
Public Power Corp. (PPC) presented a EUR 5.8 billion investment plan for the coal region of Western Macedonia in northern
Communities leading the Western Balkans’ clean heating transition
Author: Nataša Kovačević, CEE Bankwatch Network Long overdue, the energy transition in the Western Balkans is well underway. The recent