Browsing: coal phase-out

Slovenian Government announced that it has adopted a national strategy for phasing-out coal from electricity generation by 2033. The strategy envisages the closure of the Velenje…

The new Czech Government announced that the use of coal in energy production will cease by 2033,at the same time increasing investments in nuclear energy and…

Belgrade – The recent collapse of the coal based energy system in Serbia, debunks the popular myth of coal’s reliability. On December 12, 2021, the electricity…

The public has largely been kept in the dark by Member State governments in central and eastern Europe about their plans to move EU regions away…

The energy crisis in the past few months prompted the activation of several lignite-fired power plants operated by Public Power Corporation (PPC) that were scheduled for…

Under pressure from the European Union, Bulgaria has finally committed to giving up coal. But miners fear that the country has failed to plan for a…

Of the 227 facilities listed by the Ministry for Environmental Protection, only 46 have obtained permits since the Law entered into force in 2004. That means,…

According to unofficial sources, the Croatian Government plans to accelerate its initial coal phase-out schedule by moving the deadline to between 2030 and 2035. New coal…

The Bulgarian interim Government said that it plans to propose to the European Commission that the country should stop using coal for electricity generation by 2038…

Greece is making faster-than-expected progress on phasing out coal from electricity generation, as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that it would be possible to do…