Greece could phase-out coal-fired power plants earlier
Greece is making faster-than-expected progress on abandoning coal-fired power plants, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government stepping up efforts to…
Chirițoiu: High energy prices will persist as long as we use coal
Electricity prices will remain high in Romania for at least the next 4-5 years, as long as we use coal…
Poland refuses to halt Turow coal mine despite 500,000 euro daily penalty
Poland vowed to keep its disputed Turow coal mine running despite being hit with an order to pay a 500,000…
European authorities are announcing measures to reduce energy bills
Energy prices continue to rise and reach record levels as a result of rising gas prices and green certificate prices,…
Romania submitted to the EIB the first projects from the Modernization Fund; CE Oltenia and Transelectrica are the beneficiaries
The Ministry of Energy sent on Tuesday, September 14, to the European Investment Bank the first applications for financing from…
Bankwatch: Coal power plants in Western Balkans kill nearly 19,000 in Europe in the past three years
An estimated 19,000 people have died in the past three years as a result of air pollution from lignite power…
CE Oltenia could not complete the restructuring plan without state aid
Oltenia Energy Complex (CE Oltenia) could not be able to complete the restructuring plan until 2026, without state aid, because…
Bankwatch: Romania may still have a coal-fired capacity of 2,100 MW in 2030
In 2020, the installed capacity of coal in the Romanian energy system reached 4,590 MW in eight thermal power plants,…
Elena Popescu: Deadline for coal phase-out must be assumed at Parliament level
The decision regarding the deadline by which Romania must phase-out coal in energy production must be taken at the level…
Coal production fell by 25.7% in the first half of 2021
Romania’s net coal production totaled, in the first half of this year, 1.287 million tons of oil equivalent, being 25.7%…
New memorandum for the miners from the Jiu Valley
Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, and the president of the National Trade Union Bloc (BNS), Dumitru Costin, signed on Friday…
Increased pace of decarbonization is a huge opportunity for the electricity sector
Kristian Ruby is a widely recognized expert with a strong communication profile and extensive experience in political affairs, and the…
Alin Mărgărit: Territorial plans for a Just Transition will be sent to the EC in July
The territorial plans for the Just Transition Fund will most likely be submitted to the European Commission in July, said…
Greenpeace: Accessing EU funds for Gorj County is endangered by the lack CE Oltenia’s plan
Romania is preparing to send to Brussels, in the coming days, the Territorial Plans for a Just Transition, documents through…
Last coal-fired power plant in France, shut down in 2024
France will continue to operate the last coal-fired power plant at least until 2024, instead of 2022 as previously expected,…
Asia’s new coal plant plans jeopardise climate targets
Five Asian countries are responsible for 80% of new coal power plants planned around the world, the Carbon Tracker group…
Minister: Mintia and CE Hunedoara were “robbed”; Mintia is looking for an investor for the 800 MW unit
Bogdan Tudorache The Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, stated on Tuesday that the Mintia thermal power plant is a strategic…
Chiriţoiu, about the restructuring of CE Oltenia and CE Hunedoara: It is important for the Romanian state not to lose so much money
The restructuring process of state-owned companies remains a difficult one and it is important that the Romanian state does not…
Lăcrămioara Diaconu-Pințea: CE Oltenia will develop projects together with private partners – the biggest enemy is time
CE Oltenia develops numerous new investments and plans to collaborate with other investors and financiers to achieve them, said Lăcrămioara…
Bankwatch Romania: The elimination of coal from the energy mix by 2032 is an insufficient measure
Bogdan Tudorache The elimination of coal from the energy mix until 2032 is not enough for Romania to be able…
CE Oltenia – In full green transformation
In the context of an increase in the price of carbon allowances by almost twice the projected level, CE Oltenia…
PNRR: Gov’t to issue the coal phase-out law in a maximum of one year
The Government has committed to the European authorities, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), that in no more…
NGOs want a more drastic recovery plan at CE Oltenia
Six environmental organizations are calling for a more ambitious restructuring plan for the Oltenia Energy Complex. The organizations argue in…