20 to 50 percent increase of electricity price for companies in Serbia – how businesses can ease this burden?
Serbia has been delaying the energy transition for years, but the impact of the energy transition in the EU has spilled over to the country through the electricity prices for businesses.
North Macedonia, Montenegro invite bids for day-ahead trading platforms
North Macedonia’s national electricity market operator, MEMO, and Montenegro’s power exchange operator, BELEN, have launched tendering for day-ahead trading platforms.
Albanian Power Exchange is looking for trading platform supplier
ALPEX has launched a public call for the electronic trading platform for the day-ahead and intraday markets.
North Macedonia needs service provider for power exchange trading platform
North Macedonia plans to establish a power exchange with a trading platform provided by a third party. The government has appointed Macedonian Electricity Market Operator (MEMO) to be the nominated electricity market operator (NEMO) or organized electricity market operator. After the appointment of MEMO as NEMO, the next step is a tender for the trading […]
Albania selects shareholders of company for setting up power exchange
Albania has selected the shareholders of a company which will operate the Albanian power exchange (APEX). The firm will start operation in Q1 2021, according to the Energy Transition Tracker. The Energy Community Secretariat has launched a tracker to monitor the energy transition process in the Western Balkans. The first edition of the tracker brings […]
Renewables and the market: intermittent energy source balancing is not that hard to grasp
The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked electricity markets across Europe, including Serbia. “Prices on SEEPEX in May dropped by about 40% against the three-year average. This trend will continue for some time, while forecasts beyond that period will depend on how fast consumption returns to pre-pandemic levels,” according to Dejan Stojčevski, Chief Operating Officer of the […]
UPDATE: Albania suspends tendering for setting up power exchange
Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has decided to suspend tendering for companies and financial institutions interested in becoming shareholders of a joint-stock company which would operate the Albanian power exchange (APEX). In March, the ministry published an invitation to bid, with an April 27 deadline to submit applications. The tendering commission suspends the submission of […]
Montenegro to amend Law on Energy to boost renewables, regulate power exchange
A public call was issued for proposals and suggestions to remove obstacles for connecting structures to the grid, for the improvement of conditions for prosumers and to enable trade in electricity. Montenegro last changed its Law on Energy in 2017. The Ministry of Economy in Podgorica is receiving comments, proposals and suggestions until March 26 […]