Delays in Almaty CHP-2 gas project open new opportunities for a rethink
May 29, 2024
Supported by the EBRD, the conversion of Almaty’s coal heat and power plant CHP-2 to gas has been seriously delayed. This opens an opportunity for a rethink: Why is the EBRD continuing to support this project instead of funding a clean and potentially cheaper type of heating?
Air pollution in Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
March 27, 2024
Ugljevik lignite-fired power plant, located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is notorious Europe-wide for its extremely high emissions of sulphur dioxide into the air. Despite the exceptionally high stack of the power plant, the town of Ugljevik is still suffering from serious air pollution.
Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition for Western Balkans and Ukraine: where we are and how to move forward
January 22, 2024
The Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition for Western Balkans and Ukraine platform builds on the experiences of the EU Initiative for coal regions in transition since 2017, with both initiatives contributing to implementing the European Green Deal.
Bosnia likely to end deal with Chinese consortium on Tuzla 7 coal plant construction
October 10, 2023
Elektroprivreda BiH has been planning for years to build a new unit at the Tuzla coal-fired power plant. / Elektroprivreda BiH …
Bosnia and Herzegovina is not planning new Coal or Gas Power Plants
July 25, 2023
… “The draft National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) finally looks to the future, does not plan new fossil …
Comply or Close 2023: five years of deadly legal breaches by Western Balkan coal plants
June 28, 2023
The end of 2022 marked five years since new air pollution standards entered into force in the Western Balkans on 1 January 2018. Yet the deadly air pollution from the region’s mostly antiquated coal power plants has hardly decreased at all. In fact, in 2022 it increased compared to 2021 for all three regulated pollutants
Grupa NVO: Ležište uglja Mataruge u Pljevljima isključiti iz nacrta Plana davanja koncesija
January 18, 2023
… Uvrštavanjem lokacije Mataruge u plan davanja koncesija, te otvaranje novog površinskog kopa uglja u budućnosti, nastavlja se politika …
România, după Bulgaria și Vietnam: clasamentul care trădează că ne batem joc de planetă și ignorăm schimbările climatice
January 4, 2023
România se confruntă cu schimbări climatice agresive și radicale. Cea mai mare parte a țării nu a văzut zăpada în această iarnă și este din …
Analysis of alternatives to coal-based district heating for the Bitola region in North Macedonia
December 21, 2022
The study examines the current heating situation in the Bitola region (covering the municipalities of Bitola, Mogila and Novaci), followed by an analysis of the techno-economic potential for using decentralised heating solutions that are also in line with the country’s environmental protection commitments.
Кризата ја зголемува употребата на јаглен, расте и ризикот по здравјето
December 17, 2022
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