Region, Western Balkan countries need a dedicated fund to ensure a just energy transition
January 11, 2022
The earlier a country’s coal-phase out commitment, the higher its share of a Just Transition Fund for the Western Balkan countries, finds a …
Ώρα των ΑΠΕ στα Βαλκάνια: Εν αναμονή του Ταμείου Δίκαιης Μετάβασης η ελληνική απόβαση
January 11, 2022
Με το βλέμμα στραμμένο στα Βαλκάνια και στα νέα σχέδια ενεργειακής μετάβασης που ετοιμάζονται και εν αναμονή ενός νέου Ταμείου Δίκαιης …
Οι χώρες των Δυτικών Βαλκανίων χρειάζονται ένα διακριτό ταμείο για τη δίκαιη ενεργειακή τους μετάβαση – Νέα έκθεση του The Green Tank
January 11, 2022
Όσο πιο νωρίς τεθεί η ημερομηνία απολιγνιτοποίησης μιας χώρας, τόσο μεγαλύτερο θα είναι και το μερίδιό της σε ένα Ταμείο Δίκαιης Μετάβασης …
A Just Transition Fund for the Western Balkan countries
January 11, 2022
The EU’s Just Transition Mechanism will mobilise more than EUR 100 billion in investments over the period from 2021 to 2027 to help countries shift their energy sources from fossil fuels to more sustainable ones. Part of this Mechanism is the Just Tran
„Позеленување“ на балкански начин – Зелената агенда за Западниот Балкан
January 4, 2022
Како и со другите политики, зависно од интересот, меѓународните обврски и степенот на соработка со одделни региони и држави, Европската …
Ugljevik power plant, Bosnia and Herzegovina
December 17, 2021
Commissioned in 1985, the 300 MW coal power plant in Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, has become famous for emitting more sulphur dioxide than all of Germany’s coal power plants in 2019.
Pljevlja I power plant, Montenegro
December 16, 2021
The existing 225 MW Pljevlja thermal power plant in the north of Montenegro, near the borders with Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, has been operating since 1982. The plant was originally planned to comprise two units but the second one was never built. The plant, along with the extensive use of coal and wood for heating, has caused unbearably bad air quality in the town.
Kostolac B power plant (B1, B2), Serbia
December 16, 2021
The Kostolac B power plant, consisting of 2 units of 350 MW each, first started operating in 1987. In 2024, the plant delivered 4359 GWh of electricity to the grid, around 14 per cent of the country’s coal-based generation.
Loan guarantee for Bosnia’s Tuzla 7 coal plant confirmed as illegal
November 30, 2021
A public loan guarantee for the planned Tuzla 7 coal power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina is illegal under the Energy Community Treaty, the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community has confirmed today (Tuesday). If realized, the project would aggravate Tuzla’s air pollution and prevent Bosnia and Herzegovina decarbonising its economy for decades to come.
Pole als neuer Direktor der Energiegemeinschaft sorgt für Kritik
November 26, 2021
Dem Slowenen Janez Kopač folgt der Pole Artur Lorkowski als Direktor der Energiegemeinschaft für den Westbalkan nach. Manche sehen darin …
