ERE announces rules for energy meter, Monitor Magazine, 19/02/2016 (text Albanian)

ERE shpall rregulloren për matësit e energjisë, Revista Monitor, 19.02.2016 Enti Rregullator i energjisë ka nxjerrë për konsultim kontratën “tip” për verifikimin e matësve të energjisë. Sipas rregullave të reja verifikimi periodik i matëseve elektrik do të kryhet nga subjekte të pavarura të autorizuara nga DPM dhe/ose të akredituara. Matësat elektrik do të testohen në kushte laboratori por edhe në […]

Albania: Program of transparency to the Energy Regulatory Authority, by Dr Lorenc Gordani, 01 March 2016 (article in Albanian)

Programi i transparencës i Entit Rregullator te Energjisë, Dr Lorenc Gordani, 01 Mars 2015 Ne përputhje me Nenin 7 te ligjit nr. 119/2014 “Për te drejten per informim” eshte pergatitur programi i transparences per Entin Rregullator te Energjise. Ky program percakton kornizen ligjore te veprimtarisë se autoritetit ne kuadër te ligjit nr. 119/2014 “Per te drejten e informimit”. Ky program […]

La bourse nordique d’énergie susceptible d’accoître les transactions au comptant en Europe 22/02/2016

La bourse nordique d’énergie Nord Pool est susceptible d’accroître les transactions au comptant d’électricité en Allemagne, en France et en Belgique l’année prochaine, pour rivaliser avec le français-allemand EPEX Spot, comme l’a déclaré son directeur général. Ce serait une étape importante pour la bourse basé à Oslo, qui a lancé le commerce au comptant d’électricité dans les pays nordiques il […]

Secretariat issues its Opinion on the Albanian regulatory authority’s certification of TAP, 11 Feb 2016

Today the Energy Community Secretariat published its first Opinion on the certification of a transmission system operator under the Third Energy Package. The Opinion agrees with certification of TAP AG now and invites ERE, the Albanian regulatory authority, to open a new certification procedure once TAP becomes operational. The certification of TAP AG relates to a rather untypical unbundling case: […]

ECS transfers complaint against Nord Stream 2 project to European Commission, 05 Jan 2016

Today, the Energy Community Secretariat passed on to the European Commission a complaint submitted by the Ukrainian National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine under Article 90 of the Energy Community Treaty. The complaint concerns the alleged violation of Energy Community law by the so-called ‘Nord Stream 2’ pipeline project. The complaint was transferred on the basis of Procedural Act […]

Secretariat requests four Contracting Parties to rectify failure to impose legislative thresholds on sulphur content of liquid fuels, 21 Dec 2015

Today the Energy Community Secretariat submitted four Reasoned Opinions as the next step in the dispute settlement cases against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine. In one case, namely for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the only remaining issue is the missing sampling and analysis of the fuels as required by Energy Community […]

EU Parliament defines Energy Community as integral part of the Energy Union and pivotal arm of EU’s external energy policy, 16 Dec 2015

In a resolution adopted on 15 December, the European Parliament invites the Commission to come forward with concrete proposals based on the Report of the High Level Reflection Group to further reform the Energy Community in order to establish a true pan-European Energy Community. The focus should be better governance and enhancement of Energy Community institutions, including the establishment of […]