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Court to Decide Slovenia’s Dispute Agains BiH’s RiTE Ugljevik by End-2018
Date: 22.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
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The arbitration tribunal in Washington (the International Centre for Solving Investment Disputes – ICISID) will decide by the end of 2018 in the case of the KM 1.4 billion (EUR 654 million) worth
Kammen: Gas Plants Should be Voluntarily Retired in 2040s
Date: 19.10.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič, Copenhagen
Photo: Daniel M. Kammen
A new IPCC report shows that even though we are moving slowly, we still have a chance of fending offt some of the worst climate change. However, every day we delay, it will be harder to reach roughly
ContourGlobal Plans to Build Kosovo’s New TPP Despite World Bank’s Rejection
Date: 18.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
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The power company ContourGlobal will proceed with plans to build a 500 MW coal-fired thermal power plant (TTP) in Kosovo despite the World Bank’s decision not to back the project, reported Reuters.
BiH’s State Aid Council Dismisses Doubts About Tuzla 7 TPP Project
Date: 18.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
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The State Aid Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has dismissed the doubts of the Energy Community regarding the lawfulness of a loan guarantee issued to the power utility Elektroprivreda BiH, the
Đorđe Popović No Longer Director of RiTE Ugljevik
Date: 17.10.2018 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
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The director of Republika Srpska’s Ugljevik mine and thermal power plant (TPP) RiTE Ugljevik, Đorđe Popović, has been dismissed from his position following a decision by the supervisory board.
World Bank Will Not Support Construction of New Coal Plant in Kosovo
Date: 12.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak
The World Bank said on Wednesday that it would not support the planned 500 MW coal-fired Kosova e Re thermal power plant (TPP), the first major energy project in Kosovo for more than two decades,
EnC to Launch Study on Western Balkans Capacity Market Mechanism
Date: 10.10.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič, Vienna
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The Energy Community Secretariat is about to launch a study on the first regional capacity market mechanism for the Western Balkans, Dirk Buschle, Deputy Director of the Energy Community Secretariat,
Paravan: Energy Markets Remain Bullish
Date: 05.10.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Tanja S. Volarič
“At present, the situation on the energy markets is very demanding. Technically speaking, we are still in a bull trend, and there is no indication that this trend will be reversed,” said Dejan
Bankwatch: EUR 200m EBRD Loan to Serbian EPS Under Investigation
Date: 03.10.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
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The independent grievance body of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has started investigating a EUR 200 million ‘restructuring loan’ granted in 2015 to Elektroprivreda
European Development Money Helps Sustain Fossil Fuels-Based Companies
Date: 02.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have hefty financially funded five of Europe’s energy companies which, according to a report from
EnC Calls on FBiH’s Parliament to Withhold Approval of Guarantee for Tuzla 7 TPP
Date: 01.10.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: www.elektroprivreda.ba
Janez Kopač, director of the Energy Community Secretariat (EnC), has sent an open letter to the members of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) regarding the planned 450
En.economics & Industry 018: Low-Carbon Switch Not Only Up to Energy Sector
Date: 28.09.2018 Author: Andreja Šalamun
Photo: Katja Cankar
Decarbonisation and a future to which we had committed ourselves cannot be attained with energy solutions alone, as it is crucial that we also solve the problems in other fields, noted the
