Energy Community
Energy Community acquis implementation proceeding but slowly
13 December 2022 - Energy sectors reforms have progressed over the past year, however significant challenges remain, the Energy Community Secretariat warned
Coal regions in Western Balkans and Ukraine lack dedicated funds for just transition
29 November 2022 - The Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine held an annual meeting in Brussels
Court orders EPS to cut SO2 emissions due to harm to human health, environment
23 November 2022 - An earlier study showed that thermal power plants in the Western Balkans emit 2.5 times as much SO2 as those in the EU
Energy Community calls journalists to workshop in Vienna in December
08 November 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat will host 18 journalists at an energy transition workshop on December 14 in Vienna
Berlin Declaration reaffirms energy cooperation in Western Balkans
07 November 2022 - At the Berlin summit, Western Balkan leaders adopted the Declaration on Energy Security and Green...
Energy Community opens case against BiH for refusing to close two coal plant units
31 October 2022 - The same procedure was initiated in April 2021 against Montenegro with regard to the operation of the Pljevlja power plant
Energy Community DSOs: High electricity prices endanger reliable supply of consumers
05 October 2022 - DSOs are experiencing a severe liquidity crisis, according to the findings of the Coordination Group of the Energy Community DSOs
Energy Community: Serbia is preventing electricity trade with Kosovo*
07 September 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat opened a dispute settlement case against Serbia for failing to coordinate transmission capacity allocation with Kosovo*
Energy Community to adopt 2030 energy, climate targets in December
02 September 2022 - The adoption of the targets is essential to put the contracting parties on a path towards achieving climate neutrality
7-month shutdown of TPP Pljevlja planned for 2024 as part of ecological reconstruction
16 August 2022 - TPP Pljevlja's ecological reconstruction will not require a temporary shutdown in 2023, but a 7-month stoppage is planned for 2024
Energy Community Secretariat initiates infringement procedures against Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Serbia
21 July 2022 - The secretariat seeks a decision from the Ministerial Council on the party's failure to comply with its obligation from the treaty
Four power exchanges in Western Balkans to be launched by mid-2023
11 July 2022 - The inauguration of the power exchanges would be a big step forward as now there is only one operational exchange in the region