EU4Energy initiates development of detailed day-ahead and intraday market rules for Georgia
On 14 February, Energy Community Secretariat experts together with representatives of the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission joined the kick-off meeting organized within the framework of the EU4Energy Governance project..
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Published 31 October 2018
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Kosovo*
on 8 February 2019
Kosovo* submits the third progress report on the promotion of renewable energy 2016-2017, to the Secretariat.
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Ukraine
on 23 January 2019
Ukraine submitted the third progress report on the promotion of renewable energy 2016-2017, outlining the progress and the challenges of renewable energy development during the reporting period.
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Serbia
on 22 January 2019
Serbia submits the Secretariat its 2018 Security of Supply Statement, covering gas, electricity and oil.
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Serbia
on 3 January 2019
Serbia submits the third progress report on the promotion of renewable energy 2016-2017, to the Secretariat.
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FYR of Macedonia
on 24 December 2018
The regulator adopted the Rulebook on Methodologies and the Methodologies for determination of Tariffs for Transmission, Distribution and Market Operation of Natural Gas.
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Serbia
on 20 December 2018
The government adopts Preventive Action Plan for Security of Gas Supply and Contingency Plan for ensuring the Safety of Natural Gas supply.
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Kosovo*
on 11 December 2018
The Ministry adopts four technical regulations to implement the Law on Energy Performance.
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The Energy Community Regulatory School aims at supporting the technical knowledge of national energy regulatory authorities to effectively implement and efficiently apply the acquis – such as but not limited to gas and electricity network codes and guidelines or REMIT as well as resulting increasingly developing market activities.
Beyond the mere legal aspects, the Energy Community Regulatory School is dedicated to deliver practical insights and share experience made on EU level. Praxis oriented, interactive and in-depth discussions will be in the core of the training courses tailor made for the Contracting Parties’ regulators.
The Secretariat began with the Energy Community Regulatory School training in late 2017. There have been 10 training courses so far, six more are planned for 2019. The training is an ongoing activity.
Read moreUnder the Western Balkan 6 Initiative, the six Energy Community Contracting Parties in Southeast Europe have strengthened their efforts to develop a regional electricity market in the Western Balkan Region and beyond. Under a process steered by the Energy Community Secretariat, the WB6 countries are removing step-by-step the existing legislative and regulatory barriers and enhancing the institutional structures necessary for the functioning of the market in line with the Energy Community Treaty and relevant EU acquis.
At the same time, the WB6 countries agreed to step up the uptake of measures to render their energy sectors more sustainable via the implementation of the actions under the Energy Community Sustainability Charter.
Read moreUnder the EU4ENERGY Governance Project managed by the Energy Community Secretariat, three Energy Community Member countries – Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, one Observer – Armenia, and two neighbouring countries - Belarus and Armenia are receiving enhanced assistance to reform their legal and regulatory frameworks in line with the Energy Community Treaty and EU best practice.
The Project covers gas, electricity, energy efficiency and renewables issues and aims to improve the investment climate for key energy infrastructure projects. It is part of a wider EU4ENERGY Programme.
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.
Read moreAttracting investment in energy infrastructure is one of the key objective of the Energy Community Treaty. The Energy Community Infrastructure Transparency Platform is a tailor-made tool for monitoring the implementation of Projects of Energy Community Interest and Projects of Mutual Interest.
The tool provides basic project data, technical and financial information as well as tracks the projects' overall realisation. The interactive map application provides up-to-date information on the geographic location of each project.
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