Energy Community backs certification of transmission system operator CGES
The Energy Community Secretariat supports the certification of the Montenegrin transmission system operator Crnogorski Elektroprenosni Sistem (CGES) in line with the Preliminary Decision of the Regulatory Energy Agency of Montenegro (RAE). RAE is to adopt a final certification decision, taking utmost account of the Opinion of the Secretariat. The Secretariat’s Opinion on the certification of […]
Hungarian HUPX and Serbian SEEPEX sign MoU to create new power exchange
The Hungarian Power Exchange (HUPX) and the Serbian South East European Power Exchange (SEEPEX) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which envisages a merger between the HUPX and SEEPEX spot power businesses. The MoU has also been signed by Serbian transmission system operator (TSO) Elektromreža Srbije (EMS) and its Hungarian peer MAVIR, as well […]
Serbian regulatory agency approved transmission system’s development and investment plans
The Council of the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) has approved the Transmission System Development Plan for 2017-2026 and Transmission System Investment Plan for 2017-2019. Both Plans were adopted by the state-owned Joint Stock Company Elektromreža Srbije, Serbia’s transmission system operator. The ten-year transmission system development plan was drafted in line with […]
Macedonian Draft Law on Energy to introduce liberalization of power market in 2019
Macedonia’s Draft Law on Energy envisages the liberalization of the electricity market from 2019, allowing households to choose their supplier. Public discussion on the Draft Law is ongoing, while adoption is anticipated by March, Macedonian media reported. Households that do not want to choose a supplier will be supplied by a universal supplier. This supplier […]
Projects for market coupling and cross-border balancing in Western Balkans launched
On 19 and 20 December, regional projects for technical assistance to support day-ahead market coupling and cross-border balancing in the Western Balkans were kicked-off at meetings held under the Western Balkan 6 (WB6) Initiative in Vienna. First sub-regional market coupling projects will go live by mid-January 2018. Beneficiaries of the two contracts are 6 Energy […]
Dragan Kujović new Executive Director of Montenegrin TSO CGES
An extraordinary Shareholders Assembly of Montenegro’s state-owned utility Crnogorski elektroprenosni sistem (CGES) elected Dragan Kujović as Executive Director of the company, CGES said in a statement. CGES is a joint stock company and transmission system operator (TSO) in Montenegro. “Shareholders Assembly relieved former Executive Director Ivan Bulatović of his duty after the expiry of his four-year mandate,” […]
AERS approved agreements between national TSO EMS and its regional peers
The Council of the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia (AERS) approved the agreements between the public utility Elektromreža Srbije (EMS), national transmission system operator (TSO), and its neighboring peers on the procedure and method of allocating the right to use cross-border capacities and access to cross-border transmission capacities for 2018. TSO EMS signed […]
Jelena Matejić appointed General Manager of Serbian TSO Elektromreža Srbije
The Serbian government appointed Jelena Matejic as the General Manager of the state-owned Joint Stock Company Elektromreža Srbije (EMS), after almost a year of performing the function of acting Manager of the company, Serbia’s electricity transmission system operator (TSO) EMS said in a statement. “She was elected in a public competition organized by the government […]