Power plants in BiH, Montenegro, Serbia at risk of early closure – Energy Community report
All Contracting Parties which have coal in their energy mix are not in compliance with the emission ceilings established under their National Emission Reduction Plans (NERPs) for at least one of the three pollutants (nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and dust) from the Large Combustion Plants Directive, finds the Energy Community Secretariat’s Annual Implementation Report. The […]
IPTO, ESO, Transelectrica agree on Thessaloniki as seat of new SEE Regional Security Coordinator
IPTO, ESO and Transelectrica have agreed on establishing a new Regional Security Coordinator (RSC) for Southeast Europe in Thessaloniki, Greece, following long negotiations between the Greek TSO, the Bulgarian TSO and ENTSO-E. All the stakeholders have confirmed the decision for Thessaloniki to be the location of the new SEE RSC and all three NRAs have […]
EIB adopts new energy lending policy, to stop financing fossil fuel projects from end-2021
The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) Board of Directors has agreed on a new energy lending policy which envisages that the bank will stop financing fossil fuel projects from the end of 2021. The EIB will no longer consider new financing for unabated, fossil fuel energy projects, including gas, from the end of 2021 onwards, the […]
Italy-Montenegro undersea power interconnector put in operation
Italian energy company Terna has put in operation an undersea power interconnector between Italy and Montenegro, built in an investment of some EUR 1.1 billion. Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his Montenegrin counterpart, Milo Đukanović, pressed the button to switch the cable on, according to Montenegrin media. The undersea power interconnector links the electrical substations […]
BiH, Serbia unlikely to meet 2020 renewables targets – Energy Community
Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia are unlikely to meet the 2020 renewables targets, while the situation in Albania, Kosovo* and North Macedonia remains questionable, the Energy Community Secretariat said. This week, the Energy Community Secretariat hosted three consecutive events on how to boost renewables and facilitate their integration into the energy market to enable the […]
Transition away from coal by Matra Power Plant – Solar panels on ash deposits, biomass as fuel
Matra Power Plant, in Northern Hungary, is an example of a coal-fired power plant preparing for the inevitable coal phase-out and transitioning into an industry cluster in which renewables play an increasingly important role. Matra PP has started using biomass, installed 60 MW of solar power plants on an ash deposit heap, and developed an […]
Western Balkans countries to get joint guideline on ecosystem services assessment and valuation
Institutions dealing with the establishment and management of protected areas in the Western Balkans will apply the same approach and guideline on ecosystem services assessment and valuation (ESAV) in establishing and managing protected areas as well as in the development and planning activities of the related institutions. The guideline will be prepared by an expert […]
Applications open for Second Data Use for Decision Making Workshop for SEE
Applications are open for the Second Data Use for Decision Making Workshop for South-East Europe, scheduled to take place in Sarajevo in early December this year. Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Implementation of Biodiversity Agreements (ORF BDU) under the sub-project “Regional Network for Biodiversity Information Management and Reporting (BIMR 2)” in cooperation with […]