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BiH Should Focus More on RES; ERS to Spend EUR 1.25bn on New RES Capacities
Date: 18.04.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: S. Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
One of the key challenges of the energy transition in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is the move from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. This was one of the main messages of the 5th Energy Summit
Unit 3 of Serbian Kostolac TPP Receives Building Permit
Date: 18.04.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
A licence for the boiler turbine and generator of the new 350 MW unit 3 of the Serbian Kostolac B thermal power plant (TPP) has been issued, which should accelerate the construction of this new unit,
World Bank to Help Finance Renewable Energy Projects in Kosovo
Date: 17.04.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: arhiv Energetike.NET
Kosovo’s Economic Development Minister, Valdrin Lluka, and the country’s Finance Minister, Bedri Hamza, held a meeting with the Vice President of the World Bank for Europe and Asia, Cyril Muller,
Bankwatch: SEE Could Build Up to 3.5 GW of New Coal Plants With Chinese Support
Date: 09.04.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
Up to 3.5 GW of new coal plants could be built in South East Europe with Chinese financial support, including in Romania and Greece, which are EU member states, according to a new analysis by CEE
Sandbag: Europe Could Cut At Least 50% of Emissions By 2030
Date: 08.04.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Ana Vučina Vršnak
“Europe already has the policies in place it needs to halve its emissions by 2030 compared to 1990. We modelled all the policies already in place – such as those of Clean Energy Package, the
Serbian EPS Concludes Construction of Port in Kostolac
Date: 08.04.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
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The Serbian power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) has announced the completion of construction works on an industrial port in Kostolac. It is foreseen that the port will annually dispatch 157,000
FBiH House of Peoples Votes in Favour of Tuzla 7 State Guarantee
Date: 02.04.2019 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik
Photo: www.elektroprivreda.ba
The House of Peoples in the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) voted on Monday in favour of a state guarantee for a EUR 614 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of China
Environmental Groups Lodge Complaint Against Romania’s Coal Power Leniency
Date: 29.03.2019 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Pozitivna Slovenija
Romania could face legal action after environmental groups lodged a complaint with the EU over allegedly lax penalties against coal power polluters in the Eastern European country. EU rules on
Report: Global Volume of Planned Coal Plants Falls for a Third Year
Date: 29.03.2019 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: Alenka Žumbar
Coal power capacity under construction globally increased by 12% in 2018, from 209 GW in 2017 to nearly 236 GW in 2018, despite a fall in volume of planned coal-fired power plants, according to the
Serbian Drmno Surface Mine to Receive New BTO Coal Excavation System
Date: 28.03.2019 Author: Peter PalčecPhoto: Alenka Žumbar
The Serbian Drmno lignite coal surface mine, which is part of the Kostolac coal basin, will receive a new BTO coal excavation system, which will increase coal production from 9 million to 12 million
IEA: Global CO2 Emissions Hit a New Record on Higher Energy Demand
Date: 27.03.2019 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Energy demand worldwide grew by 2.3% last year, its fastest pace this decade, with natural gas accounting for 45% of the rise in energy consumption. As a result of higher energy consumption, CO2
Energy Community Countries Pay EUR 2.4bn in Coal Subsidies Annually
Date: 26.03.2019 Author: Tanja SrnovršnikPhoto: Alenka Žumbar
The Energy Community contracting parties support electricity generated from coal with some EUR 2.4 billion of direct and certain types of indirect subsidies annually, according to the preliminary
