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Coal phase-out as a cross-border shock to power trading dynamics Read More »

Coal phase-out as a cross-border shock to power trading dynamics

Coal phase-out in South-East Europe is often discussed as a domestic policy pathway, a sequence of unit closures aligned with decarbonisation targets and compliance timetables. In market reality, it functions as a cross-border shock that propagates through transmission corridors, reorders price hierarchies, and redefines the risk profile of trading books across the region. What matters […]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republic of Srpska set to approve transfer of coal mining rights from Comsar Energy to RiTE Ugljevik Read More »

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republic of Srpska set to approve transfer of coal mining rights from Comsar Energy to RiTE Ugljevik

The Government of the Republic of Srpska (RS) is expected to make a final decision next week on transferring coal mining concession rights from Comsar Energy RS to RiTE Ugljevik, announced Energy and Mining Minister Petar Djokic. Minister Djokic stated that the cabinet has now been fully briefed on the steps already taken to facilitate

Bosnia and Herzegovina: TPP Ugljevik forced offline as coal shortages expose deepening supply crisis Read More »

Bosnia and Herzegovina: TPP Ugljevik forced offline as coal shortages expose deepening supply crisis

Operations at the coal-fired thermal power plant Ugljevik were halted shortly after midnight on 12 January after the facility ran out of adequate coal supplies. The shutdown was carried out in a controlled manner, following an assessment that fuel availability was no longer sufficient to ensure safe operation of the unit. Management said that severe

Coal and lignite after oil: Hidden subsidy crisis in SEE electricity Read More »

Coal and lignite after oil: Hidden subsidy crisis in SEE electricity

The reordering of ownership in South-East Europe’s oil sector has had an effect far beyond fuels and refineries. By forcing oil pricing onto transparent, market-based terms, it has removed a long-standing buffer that masked deeper distortions elsewhere in the energy system. Nowhere is this more evident than in electricity generation based on coal and lignite.

Bulgaria hits a renewable milestone: Solar, wind and hydro surpass coal in electricity generation Read More »

Bulgaria hits a renewable milestone: Solar, wind and hydro surpass coal in electricity generation

Bulgaria’s electricity sector reached a historic milestone in 2025, as renewable energy sources became the country’s second-largest producer of electricity, surpassed only by nuclear power. For the first time, combined generation from solar, wind, hydropower, biomass, and waste exceeded output from coal-fired plants, signaling that the energy transition has moved from concept to reality. Data

Bulgaria to receive up to €1.3bn from EU Just Transition Fund to transform coal regions Read More »

Bulgaria to receive up to €1.3bn from EU Just Transition Fund to transform coal regions

Bulgaria is poised to receive between €1.178 billion and €1.3 billion from the European Union’s Just Transition Fund, a key mechanism designed to support regions most affected by the phase-out of coal and other carbon-intensive industries. The funding will primarily target areas historically dependent on mining and thermal power generation, including Stara Zagora, Pernik and

Serbia: EPS launches €650,000 tender to map coal mining strategy through 2035 and beyond Read More »

Serbia: EPS launches €650,000 tender to map coal mining strategy through 2035 and beyond

Serbian state-owned power utility EPS has launched a tender to prepare a comprehensive long-term coal extraction program, defining operational plans up to 2035 and development projections extending to mid-century. The assignment, valued at around €650,000, is divided into two segments covering the Kolubara and Kostolac coal basins, with the objective of establishing a unified development

CBAM as CAPEX driver: How carbon pricing will reshape see power utilities and coal fleets by 2030 Read More »

CBAM as CAPEX driver: How carbon pricing will reshape see power utilities and coal fleets by 2030

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is about to turn from a regulatory acronym into a direct price signal that reshapes capital investment for South-East European power utilities and coal-fired thermal plants. From 2026, electricity imported into the European Union will carry a carbon cost that mirrors the EU emissions trading price. For non-EU countries in the

Digging for megawatts – coal mines, lignite basins and the future of thermal power in South-East Europe Read More »

Digging for megawatts – coal mines, lignite basins and the future of thermal power in South-East Europe

While hydropower determines how fat the margins are in wet years, coal and lignite still determine whether the lights stay on at scale in much of South-East Europe. Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and North Macedonia all continue to rely on coal-fired thermal power plants (TPPs) for a substantial share of baseload. Behind

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