Western Balkans request earlier exemption of electricity from CBAM
06 May 2026 - Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and North Macedonia are asking for the amendments to the European Union's CBAM Regulation to be adjusted
European Commission sets first CBAM certificate price
10 April 2026 - The European Commission has published the first price of CBAM certificates for 2026 Q1 on its new dedicated page on the CBAM website
Belgrade Energy Forum 2026 – leaders of energy transition convening in Serbia’s capital on May 11-12
04 March 2026 - Balkan Green Energy News has scheduled its Belgrade Energy Forum 2026 for May 11-12. As many as 500 participants are expected for the fourth edition of SEE's premier B2B and B2G energy conference.
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
02 January 2026 - Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
EU simplifying CBAM exemption for electricity, improving emissions calculation
17 December 2025 - Energy Community contracting parties that transposed EU aquis will be eligible for earlier exemptions from CBAM for electricity
CBAM tests market integration and green investments
16 December 2025 - CBAM for electricity raises serious risks and challenges in the region, warns CEO of North Macedonia's MEMO Zoran Gjorgjievski
Energy Community: Serbia best in Western Balkans in alignment with EU regulations
10 December 2025 - The decade ahead must sustain the momentum, Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski said in Annual Implementation Report 2025
EU considering Montenegro’s proposals for changes to CBAM
08 December 2025 - Minister of Energy and Mining of Montenegro Admir Šahmanović held meetings on CBAM with several senior EU officials
3rd Conference on Advancing Renewable Investments – guarantees of origin could drive Europe’s green energy integration
21 November 2025 - As CBAM nears implementation, the Ljubljana conference highlighted the tools to accelerate integration with the EU, the Energy Community Secretariat said
Renewable electricity should not be subject to EU’s CO2 import tax
23 October 2025 - The European Commission may solve CBAM's unintended effects on renewables in the Western Balkans, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Artur Lorkowski said in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News
Federation of BiH prime minister says ETS could be introduced by end-2025
04 August 2025 - Nermin Nikšić announced joint steps by entity and state institutions aimed at establishing an emissions trading system by the end of 2025.
Serbia adopts Just Energy Transition Plan until 2030
01 August 2025 - Serbia now has a Just Energy Transition Plan until 2030, with suggestions how to mitigate of the impact of reducing fossil fuel use