COAL
BP: Coal Consumption Up for First Time in 4 Years
Date: 20.06.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Valerija Hozjan Kovač
Renewables grew strongly in 2017 by 17%, with wind and solar leading the way. Coal consumption was also up, growing for the first time since 2013, states the 2018 edition of the BP Statistical Review
Montenegrin EPCG Becomes Majority Owner of Pljevlja Coal Mine
Date: 19.06.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Simona Drevenšek
The Montenegrin power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) became the majority owner of the Pljevlja coal mine on Friday, reported SEEbiz.eu.
Pöyry Awarded Owner's Engineer Services Assignment for Kosova e Re TPP
Date: 11.06.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Pozitivna Slovenija
The U.S. company ContourGlobal has awarded an owner's engineer services assignment for the Kosova e Re 500 MW coal-fired power plant (TPP) project to Pöyry, an international consulting and
Starace, Enel: The End Is Here for Fossil Fuels
Date: 05.06.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak
While we will still have large power plants for at least 30 years, the end is here for fossil fuels due to security of supply and environmental reasons, said Francesco Starace, President of
Romanian Mintia TPP to Switch from Coal to Gas Power Generation
Date: 01.06.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Energetika.NET
The Romanian Mintia thermal power plant (TTP) in Deva, which is part of the Hunedoara Energy Complex, could switch from coal to gas power production. For that purpose, a new 400 MW unit could be built
Romania’s OEC to Invest EUR 174.42m in 2018
Date: 30.05.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: © European Communities, 2009
Romania’s Oltenia Energy Complex (OEC), the second largest producer of electricity in Romania after Hidroelectrica, is preparing investments of RON 810 million (EUR 174.42 million) in 2018, states a
The Western Balkans: Between Europe's Neglect and China's New Modern Coal Plants
Date: 24.05.2018 Author: Andreja Šalamun
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While the EU has been busy with its economic and political crises, China has become a main investor in the eastern part of the continent, especially in infrastructure and energy projects, writes Wawa
Republika Srpska's RiTE Gacko Generates Profit in Q1 2018
Date: 14.05.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Miran Beškovnik
Republika Srpska's Gacko Coal Mine and Thermal Power Plant, RiTE Gacko, generated a net profit of KM 687,755 (EUR 351,643.55) in the first three months of 2018, which is an increase in comparison to
Republika Srpska’s Ugljevik TPP Gas Desulphurisation System Worth EUR 102.2m
Date: 11.05.2018 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Construction of a system for flue gas desulphurisation for Republika Srpska’s 300 MW Ugljevik coal-fired power plant (TPP) is the largest project to be implemented in the Ugljevik mine and TPP, and
Overhaul of Unit A4 of Serbian Nikola Tesla A to be Finished in July
Date: 07.05.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
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The capital overhaul of unit A4 of the Nikola Tesla A thermal power plant (TPP), which started in March, will be completed by the end of July, said Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Aleksandar
Bulgarian Mini Maritsa Iztok’s Net Profit EUR 3.58m
Date: 03.05.2018 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Pozitivna Slovenija
Bulgaria’s largest coal mining company Mini Maritsa Iztok will co-operate with Bulgaria’s Ministry of Energy to seek possibilities for how to optimise the company’s future activities, states a
FBiH Parliament’s House of Peoples Approves Construction of Tuzla 7 TPP
Date: 24.04.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Tomaž Klopčič
The House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has given its consent to the process of issuing an energy permit to the utility Elektroprivreda
