Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak

After just under 3 years and a completed ecological rehabilitation, unit 5 of Slovenia’s Šoštanj thermal power plant (TPP) once again began to feed power to the Slovenian grid on Thursday, 16

Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak

“Unit 5 is currently in operation for testing purposes on the generator and turbine systems by the company Siemens. After successful tests are concluded, the unit will be synchronised with the power

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While the major EU states have already set out a clear strategy for the swiftest possible transition to renewable energy sources and found many business opportunities along the way, the countries of

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Energy transition in Kosovo is technically possible, given the country’s great potentials in wind and solar, as well as its excellent options for connections to Albanian hydropower. Based on

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The company Comsar Energy, owned by the Russian billionaire Rashid Serdarov, has asked Republika Srpska’s government to extend the concession granted for the construction and use of the Ugljevik 3

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The Bosnian Banovići coal mine generated a net loss of KM 5.17 million (EUR 2.64 million) in the first half of 2018, while it generated a net profit of KM 650,671 (EUR 332,682) in the same period

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A study titled ‘EU coal regions: opportunities and challenges’, published by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), which is the European Commission's science and knowledge service, stated that 160,000

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Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer, has announced that it will limit investments in coal-related projects. It will also no longer offer insurance for new power plants and mines which use or

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Last year, the Slovenian energy industry recorded the highest profits since 2012, according to an analysis by the country’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS). Sales went up as much as one

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After several European insurance companies including Allianz, AXA, Generali and SCOR decided to no longer invest in companies planning new coal-fired power plants, two French insurance firms, Macif

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Bulgaria’s Varna thermal power plant (TPP) is expecting a positive financial result in 2018, according to a request made to the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) for the issuing of a

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“The system for flue gas desulphurisation for Republika Srpska’s 300 MW Ugljevik coal-fired power plant (TPP) is worth around EUR 80 million. Almost 49% of the planned works on the system have