Germany reactivates another coal plant to save gas
Germany is restarting another backup coal-fired plant next week, trying to save gas reserves for the winter, dpa reports. The…
INS: Coal production increased by 1% in S1, imports – by 22.2%
Romania’s net coal production totaled, in the first six months of 2022, 1.459 million tons of oil equivalent, being 1%…
INS: Coal production decreased by 1.5% in the first 5 months of 2022; imports up 55.4%
Romania’s net coal production totaled, in the first five months of 2022, almost 1.2 million tons of oil equivalent, being…
INS: Coal production decreased by 1.5% in the first 5 months of 2022; imports up 55.4%
Romania’s net coal production totaled, in the first five months of 2022, almost 1.2 million tons of oil equivalent, being…
Jasmina Trhulj: Integration with the EU market will bring Serbia more stability, more resilience and a better price benchmark
The integration of the West-Balkan countries with the EU market will mean for the region more stability, more resilience and…
CE Oltenia: The eight solar parks in collaboration with OMV Petrom and Tinmar Energy will be ready in 2024
CE Oltenia is developing its own photovoltaic parks in collaboration with OMV Petrom and Tinmar Energy and will put them…
RWE halts early retirements as Germany ramps up coal use to replace Russian gas
RWE, Germany’s largest energy company, has halted early retirement of employees in reaction to the government’s decision to increase the…
Austria announces reactivation of a coal-fired power plant
The Austrian government, facing a drop in gas supplies from Russia, announced on Sunday evening that it will restart a…
Romania fast-forwards coal exit to 2030
The Romanian government has published an emergency law for the phase out of coal by 2030. It is expected to…
Reopening the magnesium and graphite mines could begin in 2023
The process of reopening the magnesium and graphite mines could start in 2023, with certain quality conditions regarding the graphite,…
Romania is the fifth largest consumer of lignite in the European Union
The European Union consumed approximately 277 million tonnes of lignite in 2021, 26% less than in 2018, and 97% of…
Romania to sell 20% of the Oltenia Energy Complex by 2026
Romanian state has committed to sell 20% of the Oltenia Energy Complex by December 31, 2026, according to the Oltenia…
European Parliament adopted a resolution on a total embargo on gas and oil imports from Russia
The European Parliament (EP) resolution calling for a full and immediate embargo on Russian gas and oil imports and a…
EC says ban on oil and coal imports from Russia is “an option”
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that a ban on imports of oil and coal from Russia is “certainly an…
Closure of coal-fired power plants could be suspended in Germany
Germany could suspend plans to shut down coal-fired power plants as part of a package of measures aimed at reducing…
CE Oltenia restructuring, greenlighted
The Emergency Ordinance on the establishment of the legal framework for granting state aid for the restructuring of the Oltenia…
It’s official: We reopen the coal, 600 miners will be hired; offshore law ready
The president of PNL, Florin Cîţu, said today that Romania already has alternative sources to the fuels from Russia to…
Coal is back in the spotlight
All of Europe is anxiously checking the storage levels of its gas depots these days as Russia’s ongoing invasion of…
Eurostat: Fossil fuels ratio in gross energy available in the EU has fallen significantly in recent decades
The share of fossil fuels within the gross energy available in the European Union stood at 70% in 2020 (compared…
CE Oltenia will be restructured with OMV Petrom and Tinmar Energy; a new call for investors is scheduled for February
The Oltenia Energy Complex is in negotiations with the companies with which it will partner for the construction of photovoltaic…
Eurostat: Fossil fuels have continued their downward trend in the 2020 mix
Although oil (34.5%) and natural gas (23.7%) were still the most important energy source in the EU’s energy mix in…
Daniel Burlan: EC decision means saving and modernizing the Oltenia Energy Complex
The management of the Oltenia Energy Complex (CEO) welcomes the decision of the European Commission, announced on January 26, to…
Czech Republic to stop using coal by 2033
The new Czech government presented its political program on Friday, which stipulates that the use of coal in energy production…