EU heads promise to stick with sustainability in COVID-19 recovery
Members of the European Council added a reference to the green transition to the draft joint statement after a virtual summit. Prime ministers and presidents of EU countries urged officials on all levels to integrate sustainability measures in efforts to heal the economy from the damage amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The European Union must integrate […]
Wind portfolio in Turkey increased by 687 MW in 2019
In 2019 Turkey added 687 MW of installed capacity in wind power plants, which is an increase of 9.32% from 2018. In percentage, this is the second-worst achievement from 2006, but in terms of installed capacity, only four years have seen better results. According to the Turkish Wind Energy Statistic Report, the overall installed capacity […]
EU to focus on Green Deal diplomacy; preparing Green Agenda for Western Balkans
Participants at the 5th Energy and Climate Committee meeting, organized by the Energy Community Secretariat, have stressed the connection between national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and the European Green Deal, focusing in particular on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans. The meeting was held digitally as part of the response to the COVID-19 […]
Electricity, carbon prices plummet as coronavirus wounds EU economy
Market participants pushed prices of electricity and emission certificates lower at the main exchanges in Europe while widespread shutdowns caused a decline in carbon and other greenhouse gases released by the industry because of restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Statistical data show a global recession is close as the pandemic crippled […]
Director Kopač congratulates Albania and North Macedonia on EU accession negotiations opening
Janez Kopač, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, has congratulated Albania and North Macedonia on opening EU accession negotiation process. Albania and North Macedonia, Energy Community Contracting Parties, reached on March 24 political agreement with the European Union to open accession negotiation, thus joining Montenegro and Serbia, also the Contracting Parties of the Energy Community, […]
Trebinje Energy Summit – place to discuss region’s energy transition today and in the coming years
Trebinje Energy Summit – SET 2020, held in early March, under the slogan Energy Future of the Western Balkans, has set high standards during its very first edition and lived up to expectations that it will bring together leading energy experts and decision makers from the region. The Summit announces to be an event in […]
Birol: COVID-19 shock shows renewables’ importance for power balance
Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, said the lockdowns due to the coronavirus outbreak are a stress test for power grids and the entire system. In his view, the disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic point to the future role of renewables in balancing. Electrical energy is crucial for modern society, the International Energy […]
REPCONS: Western Balkan countries responsible for defining energy transition models, experts should lend support
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia need to be more active in defining their energy transition models, a task that lies ahead of all the other countries of the region as well. Defining energy transition models goes hand in hand with energy goals, and the share of renewable energy sources in the energy mix is […]