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Greece: The share of coal in the electricity mix fell to 2% in April

The remaining lignite-fired power plants in Greece have faded from the picture, as highlighted by latest electricity market data showing the grid’s needs are...

Republic of Srpska: EFT received an environmental permit for a new surface mine

The Ministry of Spatial Planning, Construction and Ecology of the Republic of Srpska has issued an environmental permit for an open-pit mine for the...

Slovenia, The operator of the Velenje coal mine is seeking an extension of the concession contract

The Slovenian operator of the lignite mine Premogovnik Velenje submitted a request for the extension of the validity of the mining rights and concession...

Greece, Lignite-based production of less than 5 TWh in 11 months of 2022

Greece's plan to double electricity production in coal-fired thermal power plants in 2022 was not successfully implemented, and the minimal increase in coal-based production...

Greece, Increasing lignite-based production to 6.5 TWh

Greece's Elektroprivreda PPC has increased lignite production by an additional 5,000 tonnes to 6,000 tonnes a day for its Meliti and Agios Dimitrios power...

Greece, Return to lignite is not realistic in the long-term

Nikos Mantzaris, Senior Policy Analyst at The Green Tank, commented on the issue of lignite’s use in electricity production with respect to Greece’s energy...

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Romania seeks to extend emergency power controls as supply risks persist

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Slovenia shows EV fleets can become flexible power-market assets

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