Browsing: coal phase-out

After more than four decades of operation, the Agios Dimitrios power plant officially ceased operations on 15 May, marking the end of one of southeastern Europe’s…

Coal phase-out in South-East Europe is often discussed as a domestic policy pathway, a sequence of unit closures aligned with decarbonisation targets and compliance timetables. In…

Romanian state-owned electricity producer Energy Complex (EC) Oltenia, the country’s largest coal-based power generator under the control of the Ministry of Energy, has initiated the process…

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Dependence on coal, outdated energy systems, and an overall lack of ambition are hampering the Western Balkans’ green transition.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