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Energy Community Starts Dispute Settlement Against Kosovo
Date: 30.03.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: KEK
Following up on its meeting of 13 December 2019 in Chisinau, the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community decided – by means of a written procedure - on a dispute settlement case concerning
Western Balkan Countries Should Focus More On Defining Energy Transition Models
Date: 27.03.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: www.caneurope.org
“Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Montenegro and Serbia need to be more active in defining their energy transition models - a task that also lies ahead of all the other countries of the region.
EU Taxonomy is a Tool for Climate Transition
Date: 19.03.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: www.pixabay.com
“The EU taxonomy is a tool for climate transition. The urgencies of the environmental threats that we face will force us, among others, to transition to a new sustainable economy model. Companies
ContourGlobal Stops Plans to Build New Coal Plant in Kosovo
Date: 17.03.2020 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: KEK
The U.S. company ContourGlobal has halted plans to build the 500 MW Kosova e Re coal-fired power plant in Kosovo. The company said on Tuesday that it will make no further investments in coal.
Montenegrin Government Approves Chosen Consortium For Pljevlja TPP Tender
Date: 16.03.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: EPCG
Montenegro's government announced that is has approved a consortium led by China's Dongfang Electric (DEC) as the contractor for reconstruction of the Pljevlja coal-fired thermal power plant (TPP).
Croatian EL-TO Zagreb Continues 110 kV Switchgear Replacement Project
Date: 16.03.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: HEP
EL-TO Zagreb, the company that manages the combined-cycle power plant in Zagreb, is continuing with the implementation of a project for the replacement and expansion of the existing 110 kV switchgear
Record Fall in Coal-fired Power Generation in 2019 Both Globally and in the EU
Date: 12.03.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Alenka Lena Klopčič
While the EU saw a record 24% fall in coal-fired generation in 2019, gas generation increased by 12% or 73 TWh, according to a new report from the climate think tank Ember, formerly Sandbag.
Romania’s OEC to Build 310 MW of Solar Capacity
Date: 10.03.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Dovolj za vse
The Romanian state-owned lignite-based electricity producer Oltenia Energy Complex (OEC) plans to carry out restructuring and decarbonisation processes by developing four solar PV parks, which will be
BiH’s RiTE Gacko Operating Loss Up Significantly in 2019
Date: 09.03.2020 Author:
Photo: Foto: TE Gacko
Republika Srpska's Gacko Coal Mine and Thermal Power Plant (RiTE Gacko) generated an operating loss of KM 15.983 million (EUR 8.17 million) in 2019, up 99.15% compared to the KM 135,065 (EUR 69,057)
Bulgarian BEH Increases Capital of Maritsa Iztok 2 TPP by EUR 305m
Date: 05.03.2020 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Energetika.NET archive
Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) will transfer part of the massive debt of the Bulgarian Maritsa Iztok 2 thermal power plant (TPP) to BEH. Thus, BEH has decided to increase the capital value of the TPP
EC: Significant Transition Efforts Needed in Highly Coal Dependent Bulgaria
Date: 04.03.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Simona Drevenšek
The current overreliance on fossil fuels and the inefficient use of energy are already weighing on Bulgaria’s competitiveness. The latter will be further affected by an expected rise in the economic
EC: Romania Lags Behind the EU Average in Electricity Interconnection
Date: 04.03.2020 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Roman Peklaj
The lack of electricity interconnectors affects Romania’s ability to participate in EU cross-border electricity trade, stressed the European Commission in its recently published country report on
