COAL
Nikolić: Closing of Slovenian Šoštanj TPP Makes Economic Sense Around 2040
Date: 21.08.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Siniša Kanižaj
The cost of abandoning coal-fired electricity production, together with investments in replacement capacity, will exceed EUR 2 billion, said Stojan Nikolić, the general director of the Slovenian
BiH to Negotiate With Energy Community Over Tuzla 7 Unit Dispute in September
Date: 21.08.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: www.elektroprivreda.ba
A new round of negotiations between Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) officials and the Energy Community will start in September regarding the dispute over state guarantees that BiH provided for
Kosovo's Power Imports Up 992% and Exports Down 61% in Q2 2019
Date: 19.08.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Andreja Krašna
Kosovo imported 251.1 GWh of electricity in the second quarter of 2019, up 11.35% compared to the first quarter of 2019 and up 991.73% compared to the second quarter of 2018. Meanwhile, the
Study: Germany Power Price to be 5 EUR/MWh Cheaper with Coal Exit
Date: 15.08.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: ACER
Germany’s coal phase-out and the continued rollout of renewables should result in wholesale power prices being 5 EUR/MWh cheaper by 2030 compared to a ‘business-as-usual’ scenario, according to
Germany Is Hoping to Replace Coal With Hydrogen
Date: 09.08.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Pixabay
Germany is increasingly looking to hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels to end the dependence on coal. Last month the German Economy Ministry announced funding for 20 hydrogen research labs and
Montenegrin Pljevlja Mine’s Operating Profit Up 44.3% in H1 2019
Date: 08.08.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Premogovnik Velenje
The Montenegrin Pljevlja coal mine generated an operating profit of EUR 1.76 million in the first half of 2019, up from EUR 1.22 million in the first half of 2018, said the company in a posting on the
Study: Solar Power Could Be a Lifeline for European Coal Regions
Date: 07.08.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: BISOL Group
Solar PV systems could fully substitute the current electricity generation of coal-fired power plants in European coal regions in transition, according to a study by the European Commission’s Joint
Oil, Coal and Gas Industries to Face Higher Capital Costs and Insurance Premiums
Date: 07.08.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Roman Peklaj
“Higher costs may lie ahead for the oil, coal and gas industries as large institutional investors and insurers grow wary of their climate impact. Higher costs of capital and rising insurance
Serbian EPS to Spend EUR 93.44m on Relocation of Peštan River
Date: 31.07.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: www.pixabay.com
“The relocation of 3.8 kilometres of the Serbian Peštan River is underway. The relocation works are being carried out as part of the project to open the new ‘Field E’ mine in the Kolubara
Paper: Under Climate Goals There Is No Room for New CO2-emitting Infrastructure
Date: 24.07.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak
To stay within the Paris climate goals, coal and other fossil fuel power plants would have to shut down early or be retrofitted for carbon capture, according to a new paper published in Nature.
BiH's ERS to Change Electricity Balance for 2019 to Continue Investments
Date: 22.07.2019 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Andreja Krašna
Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS), one of the three power utilities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), will have to revise its operations and rebalance its electricity power balance plans for 2019.
Kosovo’s Coal Availability Dropped by 5.5% in 2018
Date: 15.07.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Pozitivna Slovenija
Kosovo’s gross amount of available energy for consumption in 2018 amounted to 2524.32 kilotonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe), which is less compared to 2017, when it amounted to 2533.89 ktoe, announced
