Energy Community Secretariat establishes Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre
A Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre was established by the Secretariat. Its launch comes as a response to signals that the settlement alternatives currently available for energy disputes no longer respond to the needs of national authorities and stakeholders, in particular small and medium enterprises and consumers. Arbitration and litigation proceedings tend to be lengthy, […]
Energy, environment and the Energy Community – sustainable solutions for the Western Balkans and beyond
By Peter Vajda, Environmental Expert, Energy Community External costs of energy generation Whether talking about the effects of global or local changes in climate, health problems caused by air pollutants or the sustainability of our modern lifestyle in general, energy policies and the decisions taken therein always have a major impact. Generally, the discussion tends […]
Ministerial Council approves Georgia’s accession to the Energy Community, adopts new environmental legislation
The 14th Energy Community Ministerial Council unanimously approved the accession of the Republic of Georgia to the Energy Community Treaty at its meeting in Sarajevo today, reads the press release published on the organizations website. The Council also took important decisions on expanding the environmental and climate dimension of the Energy Community and adopted a […]
Energy Community: Macedonia, BiH fail implementation, Serbia eyed
According to the latest Secretariat 2016 Annual Implementation Report on the Acquis under the Treaty Establishing Energy Community presented on September 27, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia may face consequences for not fulfilling obligations according to the Energy Community Treaty, as they didn’t transpose the Third Energy Package, while Serbia is under risk due to several […]
Conference announcement: New green power regulations – benefits and profitability
The conference ‘New PPA Package in Serbia – Main Challenges’ will be held in Belgrade on September 22. The goal of the expert meeting is to present the regulations for the renewable energy sector in Serbia. The conference is organized by Petrikic & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz with the support of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA […]
Italy supports Western Balkan 6 day-ahead market integration
Italian national energy regulator Autoritá per l’energia elettrica, il gas e il sistema idrico has joined the Western Balkan 6 day-ahead market integration and cross- border balancing initiative. That is the first EU stakeholder in the project announced Energy Community on its website. Italian state energy regulator signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Regional […]
Minister Gjiknuri opens Energy Community Summer School
The first Energy Community Summer School kicked off on September 3 in Tirana with an opening speech by Albanian minister of energy and industry Damian Gjiknuri. The eight-day event gathered 40 postgraduate students and young professionals representing 27 nationalities, the announcement said. Gjiknuri spoke about reforms in Albania’s energy sector. The press release added his […]
Serbia fails to comply with provisions on heavy fuel oil
Serbia failed to comply with the provisions of the Directive 1999/32/EC on the maximum sulphur content of heavy fuel oil, the Energy Community Secretariat said in a statement after assessment with the requirements for the participation of the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) in working groups of the Agency for the Cooperation […]
