Energy Crisis
Belgrade Energy Forum 2023 is approaching – new speakers and sponsors revealed!
20 April 2023 - The great interest in the energy conference of the year, which is what many call BEF 2023, was confirmed by a record response from sponsors and institutional partners. To secure your spot, register by April 30.
Firms from Energy Community can now use EU’s joint gas purchasing platform
06 April 2023 - The first demand aggregation through AggregateEU is planned for April, followed by the publication of the first tender for suppliers in May
Hungary’s top diplomat welcomes forming of energy community with Republic of Srpska, Serbia
23 March 2023 - Péter Szijjártó, who visited BiH, pointed out that regional cooperation is very important to Hungary as a landlocked country
EU presents proposals for electricity market design reform
14 March 2023 - The revision to the electricity market design is aimed at switching away from short-term markets, boosting electrification and renewables and protecting consumers
EU calls member states to start phasing out energy subsidies for citizens, firms
10 March 2023 - The European Commission reiterated that the best solution to the energy crisis is to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels
IEA: Global CO2 emissions rose less than initially feared in 2022
02 March 2023 - The expansion of renewable sources prevented CO2 emissions from increasing significantly in 2022, but they did reach their historical maximum
New Cypriot government’s first priority is to reduce electricity costs
02 March 2023 - The primary concern is to reduce electricity costs, the new Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry George Papanastasiou said
Belgrade Energy Forum 2023 – where the leaders of energy transition in SEE meet
27 February 2023 - Belgrade Energy Forum 2023 will gather 400 energy transition leaders. The two-day conference has drawn great interest, so hurry and secure your spot.
Greece and Bulgaria agree to boost energy ties
17 February 2023 - The two countries have signed memoranda of understanding on natural gas storage and the construction of a new oil pipeline
Study: energy crisis triggered by Ukraine war may push millions into extreme poverty
16 February 2023 - The University of Birmingham has said households in Sub-Saharan Africa are hardest hit in terms of the total energy cost burden rate
Serbia, EU sign agreement for EUR 165 million energy support package
14 February 2023 - The grants will be used for measures defined in the Government of Serbia's energy roadmap
Elektroprivreda Srbije posts 2022 loss of EUR 630 million
09 February 2023 - Elektroprivreda Srbije blamed the poor results on issues in the production of coal and electricity, the drought, and the energy crisis
France to extend operating life of its nuclear power plants
08 February 2023 - Breakdowns in nuclear power plants and extreme weather conditions turned France into a net power importer last year
Regulatory deadlock keeps renewables investors in Croatia on seven-year hold
08 February 2023 - new laws since 2021 haven’t changed a thing because bylaws are missing and new investments were halted, the chamber pointed out
Szijjártó: Hungary, Serbia to double power transmission capacities by 2028
07 February 2023 - Péter Szijjártó met with Dubravka Đedović in Belgrade to discuss energy security in the region and the improvement of energy cooperation
Azerbaijan on track to double gas exports to EU, start green energy supply
06 February 2023 - The 9th ministerial meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council in Baku brought together representatives from 16 states and the EU