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Home > Archives for Coal in the Balkans > Rovinari unit 7

Rovinari unit 7

Western Balkan coal power plants polluted twice as much as those in the EU in 2019

July 12, 2021

The non-compliance of Western Balkan coal power plants with the emission limits enshrined in the Energy Community Treaty is reflected in the region’s high sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX) and dust emissions. This briefing looks mainly at th


BANKWATCH: AS ROMANIA ABANDONS NEW COAL PROJECT, A LARGER GAS THREAT LOOMS

December 14, 2020

Source: BANKWATCH: AS ROMANIA ABANDONS NEW COAL PROJECT, A LARGER GAS THREAT LOOMS


Rasplet u slučaju TE „Rovinari“ pokazatelj šta bi moglo da sačeka Srbiju

November 24, 2020

Rumunija je donela odluku da više neće graditi termoelektrane na ugalj, dok Srbija i Bosna i Hercegovina planiraju izgradnju nekoliko novih postrojenja i ostaju jedine zemlje jugoistočne Evrope koja nastavlju sa korišćenjem uglja.


Rumunija odlučila da više neće graditi termoelektrane na ugalj

November 20, 2020

Ministar privrede, energetike i poslovnog okruženja Virgil Popescu tvrdi da Rumunija neće dobiti više nijednu termoelektranu na ugalj, dok formulacija poziva nagoveštava akcionarima CE Oltenia da kompanija namerava da odustane od poslednjeg takvog projekta.


As Romania’s last new coal project is cancelled, a larger gas threat looms

November 19, 2020

Romania’s Minister of Economy, Energy and the Business Environment finally confirmed that no new coal unit will be built in the country.


Rovinari unit 7, Romania

May 16, 2018

CANCELLED: The Romanian Government has been negotiating for several years with the Chinese Government to build a new 600 MW unit at the lignite power plant in Rovinari, Gorj County. The new unit would be built on the site of Units 1 and 2, currently decommissioned. A new up and running plant would pollute the whole region for at least 40 more years, a coal plant’s average lifespan.


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