In Focus: Energy Union – A serious test for European integration February 18, 2015 Leading energy journalist Hughes Belin investigates the prospects of the Energy Union strategy and its governance structure, ahead of the European Commission’s official presentation on 25 February. The initial concept of the Energy Union is based on five key dimensions: 1. Supply Security2. Internal Market3. Energy […]

Energy Community and Serbian Ministry agree on Srbijagas unbundling, 20 Feb 2015 Progress with the unbundling of the state-owned gas incumbent Srbijagas was achieved at a meeting between Deputy Director Dirk Buschle and the Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia, Aleksandar Antić. The Ministry and the Secretariat agreed to an Action Plan according to which Srbijagas will establish a […]

Brussels Briefing on Energy: special on Energy Union – All you need to know for February 2015 February 10, 2015 In this Brussels Briefing on Energy, leading journalist Hughes Belin provides an overview of progress made on the EU’s Energy Union project, ahead of the formal launch of the Energy Union by the European Commission on 25 February. Climate and […]

Albania preparing draft-laws on country’s gasification with Azerbaijani gas 17 FEBRUARY 2015 Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 17 By Aygun Badalova – Trend: Albanian government is preparing draft-laws aimed at gasification of the country with Azerbaijani gas to be supplied by the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), Dtt-net news agency on Western Balkans region reported. In December, last year Baku and Tirana signed […]

Enormous cost savings to be attained through balancing market integration in South East Europe – study, 16 Feb 2015 The integration of national electricity balancing markets in an efficient manner can provide security of supply at the lowest cost and significantly enhance technical performance and competition. An impact assessment study published lately demonstrates what steps need to be taken in […]

EnC Director tells Kosovo’s Parliament: Prioritize Third Package and Energy Efficiency, Published, 11 Feb 2015 Director Kopač outlined the status of Kosovo’s* implementation of the Energy Community acquis to Members of the Energy Committee of the Kosovo National Assembly in Pristina on 10 February. The Director underlined that the key priority for Kosovo should be the adoption of the package […]

Energy Community Distribution System Operators prepare for unbundling requirements of Third Energy Package06 Feb 2015 The Energy Community Distribution System Operators (ECDSO-E) met on 5 February in Sarajevo to discuss implementation challenges of the Third Energy Package. The meeting consisted of joint sessions with the USAID-organised Southeast Europe DSO Security of Supply Working Group (SEE DSO SoS WG) and Energy […]