Energy Community
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
BiH blocks Tuzla 7 coal plant project
06 July 2022 - The construction of unit 7 of the Tuzla thermal power plant encountered another obstacle with the decision of the State Aid Council of BiH
WB-6 countries struggling to secure electricity production in their old coal power plants
31 May 2022 - It's going to be a long winter in several Western Balkan countries as old coal-fired power plants are unreliable and lignite is scarce
Guarantees of origin scheme ready to go live in Energy Community markets
26 May 2022 - All that is left to do is for the national issuing bodies to sign agreements with energy certificate registry provider Grexel, says Naida Taso
Which Western Balkan countries intend to introduce carbon tax?
18 May 2022 - Countries are doing so in order to accelerate decarbonization, but also to avoid paying the carbon border tax announced by the EU
EPCG starts ecological reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja
29 April 2022 - The ecological reconstruction of TPP Pljevlja will cost a total of EUR 70 million or about 15 million more than originally planned
Energy Community’s Ukraine Energy Support Fund receives first donation
29 April 2022 - Denmark provided a donation to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund for equipment and energy for Ukrainian companies in the sector
How will EU free itself from Russian gas and why gas will be as expensive as champagne
13 April 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat's Head of Gas Unit Predrag Grujičić explains the future of natural gas in an interview with Balkan Green Energy News
Environmentalists oppose lignite mine projects in North Macedonia
05 April 2022 - The general manager of state-owned utility ESM said it would open two lignite mines, which...
Energy Community: Prolonging operation of coal plants in BiH is breach of treaty
28 March 2022 - The Federation of BiH intends to operate two coal plants past their allowed limits, which the Energy Community Secretariat says is a clear breach of obligations
Energy Community launches series of free webinars on green bonds
18 March 2022 - The intention is to improve stakeholders knowledge on designing green bonds on a national, municipal and company scale
Goverment of FBiH intends to extend operation of two units in coal power plants Kakanj, Tuzla
02 March 2022 - Two units in coal plants are due to be shut down in line with the EU’s Large Combustion Plants Directive (LCPD).
BiH, Kosovo*, North Macedonia in breach of rules on air pollution from thermal power plants
28 February 2022 - BiH, Kosovo* and North Macedonia surpassed the ceilings for air pollutants in 2018 and 2019, the Energy Community Secretariat said
Energy Community meets 2020 target for energy efficiency, makes progress on renewables
16 February 2022 - The Energy Community has achieved the 2020 headline target for energy efficiency, and three contracting parties met the goals for renewables