Browsing: coal phase-out

The Romanian Government has published a draft of an emergency law for coal phase-out by 2030, which is expected to be adopted during June. It includes…

Due to the increase in the price of Russian gas, Germany is the first in a series of European countries to announce the reactivation of closed…

The small town of Pljevlja in Montenegro was once known for its fertile lands and cheese production, but since the lignite mine and power plant opened…

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,…