EU okays Polish EUR 1.2bn state-aided energy-storage project
The European Commission (EC) has greenlit Poland's USD 1.2bn scheme for projects to increase electricity storage capabilities to foster the transition...
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Serbian MPs vote against lithium mining ban, as Rio Tinto project edges closer
Serbian MPs voted down the enactment of a ban on lithium and boron exploration on Thursday, 10 October. An opposition-tabled House...
EU pushes Romania to modify energy price caps
The EU has called on Romania to amend its energy price-capping scheme, urging the government to allow gas and electricity producers...
Czech ‘crisis manager’ Sikela to helm EU’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Czechia's former industry minister and crisis manager Jozef Sikela has been appointed to lead the EU’s EUR 300bn Global Gateway Strategy,...
MOL inks gas exploration deal in Azerbaijan
Hungary's MOL Group, along with its joint venture partners, has signed commercial agreements to advance the development of significant gas reserves...
Korean firm to build EUR 16bn Czech nuclear plant
South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) will lead Czechia's largest-ever investment project when the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)...
Orlen inks deal to secure LNG supplies to Poland, Baltics
Poland’s strategic energy giant PKN Orlen has signed a five-year exclusive deal with Lithuanian energy terminal operator KN Energies to up...
Poland unveils massive transport, energy, defence plans under 2025 budget
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed to tackle inflation, drive record economic growth, and bolster key investments in energy and infrastructure...
Hungary nears energy deal in wake of Lukoil sanctions – FM
Hungary is rushing to safeguard its energy security following Ukraine's sanctions on Russian oil company Lukoil, and is in active discussions...
Enlight kicks off Hungary solar project
Enlight Renewable Energy, a prominent player in the green energy sector, began production and sales at its EUR 43.29mn Tapolca solar...
Romanian gov’t, chemical industry sign energy-transition letter of intent
Romanian Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Stefan-Radu Oprea and Romanian Chemical Industry Association Romchimica signed a letter of intent regarding...
Czechia sinks EU cash into domestic green energy
Czech citizens who are interested in using solar power at their own home or company can rest easy, the subsidies for...
V4 leaders agree on energy, immigration, but Russia remains elephant in room
The prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries met in Prague, Czechia, for the first time in eight months, on...
Albania tops region for sustainable energy mix
The share of renewable sources in gross final energy consumption at the EU level reached 23% in 2022, up 1.1 percentage...
Poland: Phasing Out Coal and Moving Away from Russian Gas
Meeting the EU’s 2030 climate targets poses a huge challenge for Central European countries, especially for coal-dependent Poland. But it is...