BiH failed to secure financial support for transmission line construction
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) cannot access the EU funds due to the failure to comply with the Energy Community Treaty and the Third Energy Package of the EU directives. It also stopped the implementation of the project for the construction of a 400 kW transmission line which is to connect Serbia, BiH and Montenegro. Since 2014 […]
Ambassadors call on Federation BiH to adopt Law on Energy Efficiency
Ambassadors of several Western countries and the EU Delegation have written to the institutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to express strong support for adopting the Law on Energy Efficiency. The letter is signed by the ambassadors of the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Sweden, the head of the EU Delegation and […]
South East Europe Energy Outlook 2016 – 2017 by IENE
The Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) staged on December 14, a special event to present its recently completed major study “South East Europe Energy Outlook 2016 – 2017” (SEEEO 2016-2017). SEEEO 2016-2017 provides a thorough and comprehensive insight of the region’s energy sector and contains a huge amount of data including energy demand […]
Republic of Srpska: Growing renewables share in energy mix
Ten new small hydropower and five solar plants in the Republic of Srpska to be completed by the end of 2017 will increase the share of renewables in the energy mix by two percent. According to Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) data, all together 54 small power plants, out of which 16 hydropower, 36 solar and two […]
BiH to fulfill agreements with Energy Community
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has not fulfilled any of the obligations contained in the agreements set with the Energy Community (EC) and it slows down reforms in the energy field, said the director of the Energy Community Secretariat Janez Kopač. During his stay in Sarajevo, Kopač noted the Republic of Srpska (RS) progressed faster than […]
Albania to set up Agency for Energy Efficiency
The Agency for Energy Efficiency will be established in Albania with the main goal to implement policies and measures which promote energy efficiency. The decision on the establishment of the Agency for Energy Efficiency (AEE) was approved by the Government during its last meeting, Albanian Daily News reported. One of the main duties of the […]
BiH’s Republic of Srpska: Amended Air Protection Law on public debate
The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska adopted a draft Amendment to the Air Protection Law, for a 60-day public debate on the law. The new law must be harmonised with the European Union acquis communautaire. The final version will be adopted after the public debate. The Changes to the law set conditions to […]
Energy Community announces measures to support Western Balkans regional electricity market
The Energy Community Secretariat has published today the Work Programme for the provision of technical assistance to Western Balkan 6 Contracting Parties for supporting the creation of a regional electricity market. It is aimed at removing the existing legislative and regulatory barriers and enhancing the institutional structures necessary for the functioning of the market in […]
