A Corrigendum of the World Bank’s Final Report on the SEE Wholesale Market Opening
Late April the Secretariat put on-line the World Bank's final report on wholeseale market opening. The key outputs of the study are a Regional Market Design (RMD) and an action plan for implementation. Due to missing data from Italy, there now is a corrigendum to the final report.
A new World Bank study takes stock of Energy Efficiency in Western Balkans
The World Bank recently released a study that assesses the prevailing energy efficiency policy in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and UNMIK. According to the study, “if remedial policy measures were introduced, additional average energy savings of 10-15 percent of current projections could be realized.” The project team worked, among others, in close co-ordination with the Energy Efficiency Task Force of the Energy Community. The study is now available on-line.
Armenian Ambassador in Vienna visits the Energy Community Secretariat
Today H.E. Dr. Ashot Hovakimian, Armenian Ambassador in Austria, visited the Energy Community Secretariat. The meeting took place upon the request of the Armenian Embassy. On this occasion Ambassador Hovakimian handed personally a letter to Mr. Slavtcho Neykov, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, with which Armenia officially expressed its interest to apply for an Observer status to the Energy Community.
Moldova is eager to align its energy policy with that of the EU
Yesterday a delegation from the Energy Community led by Mr. Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General for Energy at the European Commission was welcomed by Mr Vladimir Filat, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova. The meeting with Mr. Filat marked a culmination of two day talks (22-23 June) with the Parliament, the Ministry of Economy, and the Moldovian regulator. This is the Energy Community first official visit following Moldova’s accession to the organization in May 2010.
A study proves the vast renewable energy potential of the Energy Community More precise biomass data needed for setting mandatory 2020 RES targets
2010 Today, the Energy Community Secretariat released the final report of the “Study on the Implementation of the New EU Renewable Energy Directive in the Energy Community”. The objective of the study was to assess the state of play and to analyse the preconditions for the development of renewable energy sources (RES) assuming the new EU RES Directive was to be adopted.