REPCONS: Western Balkan countries responsible for defining energy transition models, experts should lend support
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia need to be more active in defining their energy transition models, a task that lies ahead of all the other countries of the region as well. Defining energy transition models goes hand in hand with energy goals, and the share of renewable energy sources in the energy mix is […]
Just 12 days left to apply for Energy Community Summer School 2020
If you are postgraduate students (masters or PhD), researchers from all energy-related disciplines or young professionals from governmental institutions, companies, think tanks and NGOs, there are only 12 days to apply for the fifth edition of the Energy Community Summer School. The Summer School 2020 will be held from August 22 to 29 in Telc, […]
BiH to meet Third Energy Package requirements through cooperation between all levels of government
In our work on meeting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s obligations under the EU’s Third Energy Package, we will use the “1+1+1” cooperation format, which has been backed by the entities’ ministers. I insist on this model because I firmly believe it is necessary to establish a bolder and more intense communication between all levels of government, […]
Serbia has unworkable national emissions reduction plan: advocacy group
There are several inconsistencies with NERP, according to legal environmental organization RERI. Its representatives pointed to the document’s format and added it enables no enforcement framework nor the possibility of sanctions if the provisions aren’t met. They underscored Serbia omitted important points and that it is attempting to delay obligations taken on an international level […]
Coal subsidies prompt Energy Community to warn six governments
The European Commission is aware of state aid registered in a study for 2015 to 2017, the EnC Secretariat in Vienna said and published an assessment as a followup to the document. It raised concern about coal subsidies with regard to competition regulation and stressed the authorities should get policy in line with EU rules. […]
Kantor, E3 to design carbon tax for Energy Community Contracting Parties
The consortium made of Kantor Management Consultant SA and E3 modelling will be in charge of preparing a study on carbon pricing design in the Energy Community. The consortium was selected at a public call for the provision of consulting services published in October by the Energy Community Secretariat. The study’s objective is to assess […]
New thermal power plant feasibility studies understated TPP costs – report
Members of parliaments of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia have been deceived with “false information” when they adopted guarantees for two coal-burning blocks financed by China, according to documents seen by Unearthed. In feasibility studies for new thermal power plant projects Tuzla 7 and Kostolac B3, respectively, expenses for greenhouse gas emissions are strongly belittled […]
Serbia denies EnC’s claim big plants don’t follow emission reduction plan
The Ministry of Mining and Energy in Belgrade has said dominant power producer Elektroprivreda Srbije and other energy companies are complying with the measures envisaged in the national emission reduction plan – NERP. The document was approved by the Energy Community in 2016, but Serbia never formally adopted it. The statement is an answer to […]