COAL
Elektroprivreda BiH Signs Contracts for Coal with Six Mines
Date: 13.12.2018 Author: Andreja Šalamun
Photo: Simona Drevenšek
Elektroprivreda BiH, the largest power utility in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), has signed contracts with five mines from the Elektroprivreda BiH group as well as with the Banovići mine for the
EBRD: Western Balkan Countries Need to Increase Share of RES
Date: 05.12.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: S. Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Power generation in the Western Balkans is at a critical juncture. Much of the current capacity is based on coal-fired thermal power plants (TPPs), but many of these are old and coming to the end of
Analysis: 42% of Global Operating Coal Fleet Unprofitable in 2018 and 72% by 2040
Date: 04.12.2018 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
According to the latest analysis by the think tank Carbon Tracker, 42% of global coal capacity is already unprofitable because of high fuel costs, and by 2040 this figure could reach 72% as existing
UN Report: Global Efforts to Tackle Climate Change Are Way Off Track
Date: 29.11.2018 Author: Andreja Šalamun
Photo: Pixabay
Between 2014 and 2016 global emissions of CO2 from industry and the production of energy were essentially stable while the global economy grew modestly. However, in 2017 these emissions went up by
‘Just Transition’ Possible for Bulgarian Maritsa Iztok Energy Complex
Date: 27.11.2018 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Photo: Goran Vadlja Kamenjašević
Friends of the Earth Bulgaria have issued a preliminary analysis outlining options for a “just energy transition” in the broad region surrounding the heart of Bulgarian coal energy – the Maritsa
Hungary to End Coal Power by 2030
Date: 26.11.2018 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Photo: Premogovnik Velenje
Rapidly increasing prices in the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) could mean that Hungary will be the first country in Eastern Europe to set an exit date for coal. The Hungarian government is in
Montenegrin Pljevlja Coal Mine’s Profit EUR 4.9m in First Nine Months of 2018
Date: 22.11.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
Photo: Simona Drevenšek
The Montenegrin Pljevlja coal mine generated a profit of EUR 4.968 million in the first nine months of 2018, which is 1.39% higher than in the same period last year.
Albania’s Primary Energy Production Down 23% in Last 5 Years
Date: 21.11.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič
Photo: Alenka Žumbar
Over the last five years, primary energy production in Albania has seen a sharp fall by as much as 22.8%, shows official data. Thus, in 2017, the production of primary energy, including electricity,
Kosovo’s Power Generation from Coal Amounted to 1,178.4 GWh in Q3 2018
Date: 19.11.2018 Author: Peter Palčec
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Coal production in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018 in Kosovo amounted to 163,000 tonnes. Electricity production from coal amounted to 1,178.4 GWh, while hydro power production amounted to 69.4 GWh,
EBRD Will Not Finance New Kosovo Coal Plant
Date: 14.11.2018 Author: Ana Vučina VršnakPhoto: Simona Drevenšek
After the World Bank said it will not be financing the new Kosovo coal project - the Kosova e Re thermal power plant (TPP), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has now
EUW: 98% of EU Coal Plants to be Cashflow Negative by 2030
Date: 13.11.2018 Author: Tanja Srnovršnik Volarič, ViennaPhoto: Alenka Žumbar
By 2030 around 98% of the operating coal fleet in the EU will be cashflow negative, said Sebastian Ljungwaldh, Energy Analyst at Carbon Tracker Initiative, on Wednesday at European Utility Week (EUW)
No Environmental Permit for Units 5 and 6 of BiH's Tuzla TPP
Date: 06.11.2018 Author: Ana Vučina Vršnak
Photo: www.elektroprivreda.ba
A long-standing public debate on the environmental permit for the desulphurisation of units 5 and 6 of the Tuzla thermal power plant (TPP) ended last week. The Federal Ministry of Environment and
