Over 1.2 million people in Europe request green post-COVID-19 recovery
The European Parliament passed a resolution urging the EU’s authorities to put citizens at the heart of the revival strategy after the devastation from the coronavirus. MEPs overwhelmingly insist the upcoming budget must be in line with the European Green Deal. Ahead of the vote, more than 1.2 million people signed an environmentalist organizations’ petition […]
Corporate power purchase agreements – time to get ready!
Authors: Louise Dalton, Partner, CMS London; Ivan Gazdić, Partner, CMS Belgrade; Igor Đorđević, Attorney-at-Law, CMS Belgrade; Charlotte Rihoy, Trainee Solicitor, CMS London To date, renewable energy projects in the Balkans have been supported by traditional feed-in tariff subsidy schemes (FiT). Certain Balkan countries (e.g. North Macedonia and Bulgaria) have begun to implement alternative schemes, such as […]
Public consultation starts for policy on small hydropower in Energy Community
Widespread concerns and criticism over the impact of hydropower on nature and the quality of life prompted the rethinking of the stance toward the projects, so the Energy Community Secretariat asked individuals, firms and organizations for their opinions. Public authorities, developers, companies, associations, consumer and environmental organizations and citizens have the opportunity to help shape […]
Households in Kosovo*, Serbia have cheapest electricity in Europe
Kosovo* has the lowest gross tariffs for power for households and only Malta has a smaller share of taxes and levies for electricity in whole Europe. Turkey reported the biggest jump in power prices for the second half of 2019 in the continent on an annual basis. The regular semiannual statistical report has shown retail […]
World Economic Forum: Slovenia best ranked among SEE countries in energy transition
The World Economic Forum warns the coronavirus pandemic is about to establish a new normal in all aspects and that it could erase recent progress in the switch to renewables and energy efficiency. In an annual report, it called on greater collaboration and a change in the approach to energy. The World Economic Forum placed […]
Online training for Kosovo* Municipalities on MVP tool
The first in a series of trainings on the Monitoring and Verification Platform (MVP) was held on May 4-5 for representatives of Kosovo* municipalities, the Energy Efficiency Agency (KEEA) and sector relevant ministries. ‘What is the Monitoring and Verification Platform (MVP);’ ‘How is it structured; ‘How should data be best entered in it and energy […]
Region gets EU support to wrap up just transition plans
The European Commission has approved all requests made by 18 member states including Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, and Romania, for support in the preparation of their territorial just transition plans, which each country will have to draw up to get access to funding from the Just Transition Mechanism. The Just Transition Mechanism is part of […]
Top 3 CO2 emitters for 2019 in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Slovenia
Lignite power plants are occupying the most positions on the 2019 list of the top three CO2 emitters in the EU member states in the region. The facilities hold 10 out of 18 positions in total in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, and Slovenia. After coal-fired power plants, the second-largest group of emitters are cement […]