CBAM data for Q1 2026: Historic power flow patterns between EU, Western Balkans shift
The Energy Community Secretariat published the first report on the impact of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on electricity markets
Macedonian day-ahead market launch scheduled for the end of November 2019
The launch of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s day-ahead market (DAM) is scheduled for the end of November 2019, while the go-live of Bulgaria and Macedonia (BG-MK) market coupling will follow in January 2020, the Energy Community Secretariat said in its latest Western Balkans 6 (WB6) Electricity Monitoring Report. WB6 parties failed to finalize […]
Macedonia invites bids to select universal, last resort electricity supplier
Macedonia has launched a procedure to select the country’s universal electricity supplier, which will also provide last resort supply, in line with a new energy law, in what the government says will ensure stable supply and prices until 2025. The government said earlier it will select the universal supplier and supplier of last resort as […]
Report: Energy Community countries’ shift in day-ahead markets development
The Western Balkans 6 (WB6) countries shifted from activities to develop national day-ahead markets towards finding an efficient solution that will secure rapid introduction of day-ahead market processes and coupling with neighboring markets, the Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat said in its latest WB6 report on electricity. However, overall the report sees very limited progress since […]
Energy Community launched project to support DAM creation in FYROM
Energy Community (EC) Secretariat has announced a new technical assistance project under the Western Balkan 6 (WB6) Initiative launched to support day-ahead electricity market (DAM) establishment in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). In its statement, the Energy Community Secretariat said that on January 25 the project was launched to last three months and to […]
EBRD: Western Balkans investment summit in February in London
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will be hosting the 2018 Western Balkans (WB6) Investment Summit in London, on February 26. It will be a one-day, by invitation only, event. The focus will be on promoting regional projects in energy and transport, two important sectors in the region consisting of Albania, Bosnia and […]
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 […]
WB6 Report: Projects for regional electricity market to start in November
The projects for the implementation of a regional day-ahead market and cross-border electricity balancing are expected to be kicked-off by the end of November following the finalization of the ongoing tendering procedure, Energy Community said in a Western Balkans 6 (WB6) Electricity Monitoring Report. Latest date for awarding contract for the Technical assistance to the […]