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Montenegro Government Adopts Draft Law on Climate Change Protection
Date: 21.10.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: EPCG
The Montenegrin government has adopted a draft Law on Protection from the Negative Impact of Climate Change. “The key objective of this document is to protect against the adverse effects of climate
Agora: De-risking Measures Can Make RES Projects in SEE Cheaper Than Coal
Date: 18.10.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Alenka Lena Klopčič
De-risking measures would lower the cost of renewable energy projects in South East Europe (SEE) by 20%. This would make onshore wind projects in SEE cheaper than conventional energy projects such as
Slovenia’s Coal Mining Region Explores Options for Transformation
Date: 15.10.2019 Author: Alenka Lena Klopčič
Photo: Pozitivna Slovenija
In the 1990s, many regions in the UK underwent the mine closure and decarbonisation process; today, these regions have even more jobs than in their coal mining era, said the British Ambassador to
Renewable Energy Auctions to Be Introduced in FBiH in 2021
Date: 11.10.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: arhiv Energetike.NET
“Renewables auctions will be introduced in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) in 2021, while the pace of renewables development will depend on the binding target that Bosnia and
Abandoning Pljevlja 2 TPP Project Won’t Affect Operation of Pljevlja Mine
Date: 10.10.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: EPCG
“The decision by the Montenegrin government to abandon plans for the construction of the second unit of the Pljevlja coal thermal power plant (TPP) will not affect the financial results of the local
Paravan: Electricity Prices in SEE Matching Those in Italy, as Gas Prices Slump
Date: 04.10.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Tanja Srnovršnik
“Technically speaking, we are still experiencing a sideways trend in electricity, whereas the trend is bearish in the case of gas,” explained Dejan Paravan, Chief Innovation Officer at the
FBiH Government Supports Construction of 350 MW Banovići TPP
Date: 04.10.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Energetika.NET archive
The government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has tasked the supervisory board and the management board of the Banovići coal mine company to continue with activities for the
Romania Considering Merging OEC and Hidroelectrica
Date: 02.10.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Roman Peklaj
Romania’s government will have to merge the lignite thermal power plants (TPP) of the state-owned coal and power producer Oltenia Energy Complex (OEC) and the TPPs that are part of the Hunedoara
Statkraft: Solar PV to Become Major Source of Power Generation by 2035
Date: 01.10.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
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Solar power will become the world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2035 and will meet close to 40% of power demand in 2050, according to the Norwegian renewables giant Statkraft.
Bulgaria to Continue Coal Electricity Production Until 2030
Date: 27.09.2019 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Energetika.NET archive
“Maintaining coal mining and continuing the operation of thermal power plants (TPPs) at the Maritsa Iztok energy complex is one of our priorities,” stated Bulgaria’s Energy Minister, Temenuzhka
En.trading 019: Study on Carbon Pricing in EnC to be Finalised in Spring 2020
Date: 26.09.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik, Skopje
Photo: Alenka Lena Klopčič
As EU countries, including Greece, are shutting down their coal-fired power plants, they are looking at what will happen in the Western Balkan countries that still lack carbon pricing, thus making
Reorganisation Plan For FBiH’s Coal Mines to Be Developed in 60 Days
Date: 25.09.2019 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Energetika.NET archive
The Minister of Energy, Industry and Mining of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), Nermin Džindić, held a meeting with the representatives of FBiH’s unions of mineworkers and the
