Macedonian Draft Law on Energy to introduce liberalization of power market in 2019
Macedonia’s Draft Law on Energy envisages the liberalization of the electricity market from 2019, allowing households to choose their supplier. Public discussion on the Draft Law is ongoing, while adoption is anticipated by March, Macedonian media reported. Households that do not want to choose a supplier will be supplied by a universal supplier. This supplier […]
Projects for market coupling and cross-border balancing in Western Balkans launched
On 19 and 20 December, regional projects for technical assistance to support day-ahead market coupling and cross-border balancing in the Western Balkans were kicked-off at meetings held under the Western Balkan 6 (WB6) Initiative in Vienna. First sub-regional market coupling projects will go live by mid-January 2018. Beneficiaries of the two contracts are 6 Energy […]
Montenegrin Government looking for investor to finance EPCG’s takeover from A2A
The Government of Montenegro intends to buy shares of the Italian company A2A in power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) with the support of a financial institution, as well as to hire a legal advisor for assistance in privatization, Montenegrin media reported. Montenegrin Government has a stake of 51% in EPCG while A2A owns 41%. […]
Serbian power utility EPS presents Environmental Action Plan, to invest EUR 864 million
The Draft Environmental Action Plan of public power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) from 2016 to 2025 anticipates investments of EUR 864 million in reducing air, soil and water pollution, as well as in waste management, Aleksandar Jakovljević, head of strategy at EPS’ said during a presentation of the Draft Action Plan. He recalled that in […]
AERS approved agreements between national TSO EMS and its regional peers
The Council of the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) approved the agreements between the public utility Elektromreža Srbije (EMS), national transmission system operator (TSO), and its neighboring peers on the procedure and method of allocating the right to use cross-border capacities and access to cross-border transmission capacities for 2018. TSO EMS signed […]
Bulgaria’s ESO has received grant to increase energy efficiency
The Bulgarian Electricity System Operator (ESO) has received a grant from the Operational Program Innovation and Competitiveness (OPIC) 2014-2020, to improve its energy efficiency. The contract for implementation of this large-scale program was signed earlier this week and it will include ESO’s 273 sites across Bulgaria. Under the Energy Efficiency Implementation Program, 520.000 bulgarian lev (EUR […]
BiH to change environmental permits of two new power plants to comply with EU’s Directive
The Energy Community Secretariat and authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed to amend the environmental permits of thermal power plants (TPP) Banovići and Tuzla 7 in order to comply with the European Union’s Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). The environmental permits were the subject of cases ECS-16/16 and ECS-17/16 against Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding incompliance with […]
EPS announced revitalization of hydroelectric power plant Đerdap 2
Public power utility “Elektroprivreda Srbije” (EPS) intends to conduct the overhaul of 10 units of hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Đerdap 2 in 10 years, which will result in plant’s lifespan extending and capacity increasing by 50 MW. HPP Đerdap 2 was put into operation 32 years ago and has installed capacity is 270 MW. Acting […]