The Energy Community Secretariat amplifies regional climate action and energy transition at COP29
At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan (11–22 November, 2024), the Energy Community Secretariat has been actively engaging in events to spotlight the critical role of climate action and energy transformation in the Contracting Parties of the Energy Community, including preparations for an upcoming side event focused on gender and its vital link to the energy transition.
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Published 21 October 2024
Author Energy Community Secretariat
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The 2022 Energy Community Ministerial Council adopted 2030 energy and climate targets to reduce primary and final energy consumption, accelerate the uptake of renewables and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. The Ministers agreed to national renewables targets that amount to an overall Energy Community target of 31.0% of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption by 2030. To boost energy efficiency and energy savings, they agreed to cap the amount of primary energy consumption at 129.88 Mtoe and the amount of final energy consumption at 79.06 Mtoe at the level of the Energy Community. They also agreed to cap the total greenhouse gas emissions for the Energy Community at 427.64 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030, which represents a decrease of 60.9% below 1990 levels.
A year earlier, the ministers adopted five key legislative acts stemming from the EU’s Clean energy for all Europeans package. The acts were further adapted with the 2022 decisions.
Read moreIn order to be considered “just” and “inclusive”, energy transition processes need to ensure fairness via equal distribution, full recognition of rights and labour contributions, equal participation in decision-making procedures, and equal capabilities in renewable energy outcomes. This is why it is crucial to conceive a “just energy transition” NOT as a fixed set of rules, but rather as a vision, a process based on dialogue and an agenda for a participatory framework that prioritizes the needs and concerns of local residents, particularly vulnerable stakeholders.
The Energy Community Secretariat manages four interlinked projects, which together represent the key dimensions of the Just Transition Initiative.
Read moreThe EU4Energy Programme Phase II was launched by the European Union, as part of its Regional Action Programme – East. The action builds on the work of the EU4Energy Programme Phase I and the lessons learnt from it.
The new phase spans between 2021 and 2026. The objective of EU4Energy Project Phase II is to foster the clean energy transition and decarbonisation in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and to contribute to the post 2020 Eastern Partnership architecture. These countries have already signed Association Agreements, including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), with the EU in the energy sector and they have a status of Contracting Parties within the scope of the Energy Community Treaty. The action will provide support through evidence-based energy policy design and through a transposition and implementation of the Energy Community acquis / DCFTA / EU best practice legal framework.
Read moreThe Secretariat’s Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre provides high-quality services in negotiation and mediation of investor-state disputes and offers negotiation support to national authorities in their negotiations with private parties. The Centre also facilitates the swift closure of dispute settlement cases under the Energy Community Treaty via tailor-made negotiation and mediation facilities.
A group of experienced negotiators covering a wide-range of expertise supports the work of the Centre.
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Georgia
on 27 June 2024
Parliament of Georgia officially approves State’s Energy Policy (NEP) and its annex on National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP).
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Ukraine
on 25 June 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approves the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for the period up to 2030.
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Montenegro
on 24 June 2024
Government of Montenegro adopts the Decision on the Appointment of the Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO).
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Ukraine
on 2 May 2024
Ukraine submits its draft National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) to the Secretariat.
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Kosovo*
on 8 April 2024
Kosovo's Parliament adopts a new Law on the Promotion of the Use of Renewable Energy Sources and takes a significant step towards sustainable energy development.
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Moldova
on 7 March 2024
Government of Moldova approves the Program for the renovation obligation for buildings owned or rented by central public authorities.
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Kosovo* and Albania
on 31 January 2024
Albanian Power Exchange (ALPEX) holds its first day - ahead auction for electricity delivery in Kosovo*.
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North Macedonia
on 22 January 2024
ERC takes a preliminary decision on the certification of NOMAGAS under the ownership unbundling model.
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