Lorkowski: No Western Balkan country can get CBAM exemption for electricity in time
Without securing exemptions, Montenegro, BiH, North Macedonia, and Serbia would have to bear CBAM costs of electricity exports to the EU
Western Balkans can’t secure CBAM exemption for electricity in time
For an exemption from the CBAM cross-border CO2 tax on electricity, Balkan countries must couple their markets with an EU neighbor
CMS: Montenegro – What does the new Law on renewable energy usage bring?
On 31 August 2024, the Law on renewable energy usage came into force in Montenegro. For the first time, it comprehensively regulates the use of renewable energy sources.
Europe is facing energy crisis in winter because of Ukraine
About half of Ukraine’s power generation capacity is out of operation, so it has turned from a net exporter of electricity to an importer
Montenegro to delay temporary shutdown of TPP Pljevlja for 2026
The pause in the operation of the Pljevlja coal plant, planned for 2025 within its ecological reconstruction, could be postponed to 2026
Montenegro asks Energy Community to review its CO2 target for 2030
The Ministry of Energy said Minister Saša Mujović has sent a letter to the secretariat’s Director Artur Lorkowski
Montenegro gets first Law on the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources
The goal of the law is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and increase the production of energy from renewable sources
Serbia proposes national CO2 pricing system instead of regional ETS
In light of CBAM, Serbia could accept taxing emissions on a national level at fixed prices instead of a regional emissions trading system