Energy Community
Energy Community Conference on Advancing Renewable Investments to be held on November 16 in Ljubljana
26 October 2023 - The Energy Community is organizing an event to foster cooperation between governments and potential renewable energy investors
Energy Community, The Nature Conservancy jointly accelerating renewables uptake
25 October 2023 - The Energy Community Secretariat and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) formed a partnership to improve renewables planning and permitting
Energy Community opens case against Serbia for refusing to close TPP Morava
24 October 2023 - Serbia joins BiH and Montenegro, as the Energy Community Secretariat has already launched similar dispute settlement procedures against them
Energy Transition Forum: People should benefit from energy transition
05 October 2023 - The Energy Community region needs a green deal with a just energy transition in its core, participants said at an event in Skopje
Introducing carbon pricing and EU CBAM mechanism application in the Energy Community
18 September 2023 - There can be no successful decarbonization if the EU doesn't institutionalize continuous financial support until the EnC abandons coal
Pirot becomes 13th local authority in Clean Air Regions Initiative
11 September 2023 - The initiative incentivizes ambitious regions and communities of the contracting parties to take action in the air quality segment
Energy Community seeks consultant to help contracting parties speed up introduction of power purchase agreements
14 August 2023 - The overall objective of the procurement called Renewables Power Purchase Agreements in the Energy Community is to facilitate the uptake of renewable PPAs
North Macedonia leads Western Balkans in green energy capacity for self-consumption
10 July 2023 - Compared to a year ago, the capacity for self-consumption is drastically higher in all Energy Community contracting parties in the region
Energy Community tracker: Western Balkans’ progress towards CBAM exemption
07 July 2023 - The report assesses the steps made by the Western Balkans contracting parties in fulfilling six conditions for CBAM exemption
Montenegro, BiH agree roadmap to resolve issues over Buk Bijela hydropower project
06 July 2023 - Montenegro and BiH have set up a working group to address problems with the Buk Bijela hydropower project on the border between the two countries
Introducing emissions trading requires EU’s financial support
30 June 2023 - To take a position on carbon pricing, Serbia and other Western Balkan countries need financial support, primarily from the EU, says Minister Đedović
Lorkowski: Carbon pricing is condition for electricity sector to avoid EU’s carbon border tax
09 June 2023 - Market coupling and emissions trading systems are the prerequisites for an exemption from CBAM for electricity
Albania, Republic of Srpska roll out registries for guarantees of origin
07 June 2023 - Now they can start issuing GOs and engage in trading in line with EU rules, the Energy Community Secretariat said
CAN Europe: Western Balkans took little to no action in preparing NECPs
05 June 2023 - In 2021, the obligation to adopt NECPs was postponed until 2024 at the latest while the deadline for delivering drafts is June 30, 2023
BEF 2023: EU’s power market reform will only boost PPAs’ role
20 May 2023 - Businesses in the region must quickly adapt to the new power purchase rules to maintain and improve competitiveness, according to the panel Market design – is the current electricity market model sustainable?
BEF 2023: Decarbonization and energy storage require district heating integration with power sector
17 May 2023 - Intersectoral cooperation and the integration of the electricity and district heating sectors are necessary to utilize the energy balancing and storage potential