Albania Prepare to Host the High Level Energy Meeting 2015 by Dr Lorenc Gordani | Saturday, August 15, 2015

On 16 October 2015, due to actual role of holder of the Energy Community Presidency for the 2015, the 13th Ministerial Council Meeting will be take place in Tirana, Albania. The here ministerial follow the summit to be held in Vienna this August, seeing as a crucial, a fully alignment with EU energy legislation (namely EU Third Energy Package) and […]

Albania Committed (INDC) on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by Dr Lorenc Gordani | Friday, August 14, 2015

Albanian deep and structural process of reform in the energy sector has seen lately an acceleration pass also toward achieve the ultimate objective of the UNFCCC as set out in Article 2 of the Convention. Intended Nationally Determined Contribution following decision 1/CP.19 and decision 1/CP.20 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) invited Parties to communicate the […]

Independence of Moldovan energy regulator threatened again, 12 Aug 2015

The ECS is concerned about the attempts to influence the energy regulator of Moldova, ANRE, in its decision-making. Independence of the regulator from political influence ranks among the most important principles of the Energy Community. In the past, the regulator’s independence has already been seriously impaired by the removal of ANRE’s former Director General from office. Recent events indicate that […]

Albania Administrative Procedure in the RES by Lorenc Gordani | Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Energy sector in Albania is at a crucial point of development. Among the last most important millstone has been the submission on March 2015 to the Ecs the Progress Report on the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC as adapted by the Ministerial Council Decision 2012/04/MC-EnC. A report that asses among other the progress made in evaluating and improving administrative procedures to […]

Impact of Balancing Integration in the WBs by Lorenc Gordani | Monday, August 10, 2015

The SEE region’s TSOs are at an initial stage of a coordinated capacity calculation process and the development of the electricity balancing market in the SEE Region is characterised by the nationally oriented approach. The integration of national electricity balancing markets in an efficient manner can provide security of supply at the same time lowest cost and significantly enhance technical […]

Albania Intraday and Balance Energy Market by Lorenc Gordani | Sunday, August 09, 2015

The SEE RAP foresee the establishment and existence of operational organised market structures as prerequisites for the day-ahead timeframe power exchanges. Nerveless, the SEE region’s TSOs are still running a coordinated capacity calculation process based on a rotational sharing of model merging responsibility. In more, it is still in the early begin – mainly the Croatia and Serbia to which […]

Albania Progress toward PX Establishment by Lorenc Gordani | Saturday, August 08, 2015

The largest obstacle for the integration of electricity markets in 8th Region is its legal basis lacks harmonisation and implementation. Structural changes like a number of legislative previsions are necessary for promoting the creation of a regional market. A SEE RAP have been jointly developed by the ECRB and ENTSO-E Regional Group SEE. Its state that the establishment and existence […]