Greece’s new Ptolemaida 5 lignite-fired thermal power plant is due to be put into commercial operation next month. This means that from March, a thermal capacity…
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Greece’s lignite-fired power plants owned by PPC will continue to operate beyond 2023, a departure from the government’s decarbonisation policy. In 2019, the government of Kyriakos…
In times of energy crisis and soaring natural gas prices, Greece once again turned to coal, with lignite being responsible for 34 % of the country’s…
The future of the planned 450 MW Tuzla 7 lignite plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina is again in doubt after the country’s State Aid Council revoked…
Greece has decided to postpone the closure of the lignite power plant for at least three years and increase coal exploitation due to the energy crisis…
Amid the war in Ukraine and EU’s intention to end its reliance on gas imports from Russia, Greek Ministry of Energy has accelerated the procedure of…
According to a decision of the Ministry of Energy, Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) will extend the operating hours of its five lignite-fired power units in…
Ambitious new sectoral energy and climate goals will be included in Greece’s first Climate Law, including the decommissioning of all lignite plants by 2028 at the…