Browsing: coal phase-out

The governing board of the Climate Investment Funds, a climate fund delivering low-cost finance to over 70 developing countries, approved an $85 million investment plan presented…

The Western Balkans power sector is close to collapse. Approximately two-thirds of the Western Balkans’ electricity is generated by lignite, most often by power plants that…

Starting next year, a substantial number of lignite power plants in the Western Balkans will breach compliance with the EU’s Large Combustion Plant Directive. The crucial…

Despite EU negotiators pushing for a decarbonised global power system in the 2030s at the climate negotiations currently taking place at COP28 in Dubai, Italy, Hungary…

Changes in the global energy landscape present both opportunities and challenges for countries reliant on the extractive sector. For countries producing oil, gas and coal, there…

Romanian Government will ask the European Commission to accept amendments to the calendar drafted for replacing the coal-fired power plants at Energy Complex Oltenia, according to Minister of…

Dependence on coal, outdated energy systems, and an overall lack of ambition are hampering the Western Balkans’ green transition. More support and assistance from the EU…

The government has decided to extend the operational life of coal-fired thermal power plants in Bulgaria until 2038. Exact dates for the closure of these power plants were…

In 2024 Slovenia will be able to assess whether it has enough information to decide on the construction of the second unit at the nuclear power…

Slovenian thermal power plant Sostanj will likely be in operation only in case of electricity shortages or high market prices, until its final decommissioning in 2033,…