Regulatory framework, electricity price highlighted as impediments to greening region’s energy mix
The Western Balkans, and Serbia in particular, should continue implementing regulations to help green the energy mix and fight climate change, according to panelists at the 11th Balkan Energy Finance Forum. They also raised the issues of how the low regulated electricity price is affecting investments in the energy sector overall and how third countries […]
Energy Community Ministerial Council sets direction for adopting 2030 energy and climate targets
Energy Community Ministerial Council, held today in Skopje, took some key decisions, including the adoption of General Policy Guidelines on 2030 energy and climate targets, the selection of 21 infrastructure projects of regional significance, and re-opening of the negotiations on amendments to the Treaty establishing the Energy Community. The meeting, which brought together ministers of […]
2nd South-East Europe Parliamentary Forum on Energy Efficiency and Climate held in Skopje
After the success of the 1st South-East Europe Parliamentary Forum on Energy Efficiency (EE) and Climate, held in December 2017 in the Energy Community in Vienna, the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) organized another on 27 November, 2018 in Skopje, Macedonia. The event hosted representatives of parliaments and civil […]
Energy Community, EBRD issue joint Policy Guidelines for implementing Energy Efficiency Obligation schemes
The Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have issued joint Policy Guidelines to help countries in the region design and implement an Energy Efficiency Obligation (EEO) scheme in line with Article 7 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. According to the Secretariat’s press release, Article 7 requires EU […]
Business interests of coal, oil, gas, nuclear are main obstacle to 100% renewable electricity worldwide
Serbia has enough potential to cover energy demand with renewables only, including solar, wind, biomass, organic waste, hydropower, and geothermal. The main obstacles to 100% renewable electricity worldwide are the business interests of coal, oil, gas, and nuclear, says Energy Watch Group (EWG) President Hans-Josef Fell, author of the 2000 German Renewable Energy Sources Act […]
Guide to scaling-up rooftop solar in SEE region
Author: Toby D. Couture, Director of E3 Analytics As the costs of solar power continue to decline around the world, solar power is now securing its place as not only the most abundant energy source in the world, but increasingly, as the least expensive. While many decision-makers around the world continue to think that solar is costly […]
Macedonian day-ahead market launch scheduled for the end of November 2019
The launch of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s day-ahead market (DAM) is scheduled for the end of November 2019, while the go-live of Bulgaria and Macedonia (BG-MK) market coupling will follow in January 2020, the Energy Community Secretariat said in its latest Western Balkans 6 (WB6) Electricity Monitoring Report. WB6 parties failed to finalize […]
Airports in region at various levels of Airport Carbon Accreditation for CO2 emissions reduction
A number of airports in the region have so far joined Airport Carbon Accreditation, a global initiative aimed at reducing CO2 emissions at airports, and have reached different levels of accreditation over the years, according to a list of participating airports available on the program’s website. Most recently, Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari in Kosovo* […]