Energy Community report calls on Member States to finish reforms in order to succeed in clean energy transition

The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat’s Annual Implementation Report concludes that the average implementation score of the Contracting Parties is at around 43%, and underlines the need of finishing this first transition, from foreclosed energy sectors to regionally integrated markets, in order to be successful in the second, green energy transition, which is currently transforming the […]

Slovenian blockchain-based energy trading platform SunContract to expand to Italy

Slovenian blockchain-powered energy trading platform SunContract has recently entered into a strategic partnership with Italian energy company Tecnoapp. Under a cooperation agreement signed by SunContract and Tecnoapp, the parties are to work on the market expansion of SunContract Energy Marketplace and decentralization of the energy market in Italy. SunContract is an energy trading platform that directly […]

Renewables October 31, 2018

Association urges Romania to tap into onshore wind rather than invest in conventional power

Romania should harness onshore wind to meet growing demand for electricity instead of investing in conventional power, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson told the annual meeting of the Romanian Wind Energy Association in Bucharest today, according to a news release from the Brussels-based association promoting wind power in Europe. Wind energy provided 12.2% of Romania’s electricity […]

Renewables October 30, 2018

Macedonia, Montenegro among only 16 countries to set climate targets to meet pledges under Paris Agreement

FYR Macedonia and Montenegro are among 16 countries out of 197 parties to the Paris Agreement which set economy-wide emissions reduction targets under domestic laws or policies to be consistent with those set in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), according to a policy brief titled Aligning national and international climate targets. Setting targets under national laws […]

HEP Group to invest EUR 780 million in power networks by 2021

Croatian power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP Group) will invest HRK 4 billion (EUR 537 million) in the distribution network and more than HRK 1.8 billion (EUR 241 million) in the transmission network from 2018 to 2021, which will ensure the security of supply for the existing and future consumers in Croatia. Members of the Croatian […]

Electricity October 29, 2018