Italian Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Wednesday that his country could restart some coal-fired power plants if the Middle East conflict leads to an energy crisis, Reuters reported. In a television interview, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said that Italy has “coal-fired power plants that I would not like to restart, but they are kept […]
Some of the correspondence between the Ministry of Energy and the Government on the fulfillment of the commitments assumed by Romania in the area of the closure of coal-fired power plants shows that Brussels does not believe that Romania has really closed the capacities that it assumed it would close. In this regard, the European […]
The Ministry of Energy will grant state aid for the closure of the uncompetitive Lonea, Lupeni, Livezeni and Vulcan coal mines, in a maximum amount of 3,153,971 thousand lei, in the form of grants, for the phased implementation of the Mining Closure Plan, in the period 2025-2032, according to the categories of exceptional costs provided […]
Kazakh coal exports, which were subject to sanctions for transit to EU markets through Russian ports, will resume growth as exceptions are granted. Following negotiations with European authorities, amendments were made to provide an exception to the ban on transactions with certain Russian ports for the transit of Kazakh coal, the local news agency Kazinform […]
Coal production and consumption in the European Union recorded their lowest levels in 2024, reaching 242 million tonnes and 306 million tonnes respectively, according to data published on Thursday by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), cited by Agerpres, Compared to 2023, consumption recorded a decline of 13% and production of 12%. The source of the […]
China’s energy industry last year began building coal-fired power plants with a cumulative capacity of nearly 100 GW, the highest level in the last 10 years, according to a report published by two NGOs specializing in green energy, AP reports. These developments raise questions about the ability of the world’s largest CO2 emitter to meet […]
All investments in clean energy will continue and we will absorb all the available European money, but at the same time, the energy transition must be pragmatic and sustainable, and the renegotiation of the coal phase-out plan is a necessity for Romania’s energy security, Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday. […]
Complexul Energetic (CE) Oltenia, the state-owned company that operates the quarries and coal-fired power plants in Rovinari, Turceni and Ișalnița, is seeking advice on a study to be submitted to the European Commission requesting a 3-year postponement of the closure of the power plants until December 31, 2028. CE Oltenia is asking the consultant to […]
Global thermal coal consumption and exports are expected to rise this year, hitting new records, according to energy export and production data cited by Reuters columnist Gavin Maguire, as cited by OilPrice. Coal-fired electricity generation has risen 2% so far this year compared to 2023, hitting new highs as energy demand in emerging markets increases. […]
In eight of the first nine months of 2024, Turkey was the largest producer of coal-fired electricity in Europe, surpassing Germany and Poland, according to data published by climate and energy think tank Ember. Between January and September 2024, Turkey’s coal-fired electricity production reached a record 88 TWh (terrawatt-hour), up 28% over Germany’s 69 TWh, […]
In 2022, hard coal for the first time was overtaken by solar energy in electricity generation in the EU. The proportion of solar energy in the EU’s total electricity production was 210 249 GWh compared with 205 693 GWh for hard coal. Poland and Czechia are the only two remaining producers of hard coal in the EU, […]
The Minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja, says that he will do “everything possible” to extend the life of coal-fired power plants, in the context in which, in this hot period with increased consumption, coal-fired groups are being started because the national production does not cover consumption during peak hours. “These days, coal has been of […]
The Minister of Energy announced the increase in the production of electricity at coal-fired power plants, and also spoke about restarting uno groups stopped, in case of necessity. “(..) especially the Oltenia Energy Complex, where until Friday we will be able to act with five and a half groups, as they say, so including Ișalnița, […]
Turkey has become Europe’s largest producer of coal-fired electricity in the first four months of 2024, overtaking Germany, according to data published by climate and energy think tank Ember. Between January and April 2024, Turkey’s coal-fired electricity production of 36 TWh (terrawatt-hours) surpassed the German utility companies’ 34.6 TWh, as well as the 31.3 TWh […]
