Serbia has revised its Baselines of the Energy Infrastructure Development Plan and Energy Efficiency Measures for the period up to 2028, with projections up to 2030. It defines priority projects in the energy sector. The Baselines of the Energy Infrastructure Development Plan and Energy Efficiency Measures were adopted in mid-2023 at the proposal of the […]
The third Regional Power Sector Exchange of the Western Balkans in Ohrid in North Macedonia gathered over 80 energy professionals from the region to discuss the future of electricity decarbonization and the urgent need to modernize power infrastructure. Organised under the framework of the Regional Climate Partnership between Germany and the Western Balkans, the conference […]
Representatives of distribution system operators (DSOs) from Albania, Kosovo*, and Montenegro, partners in the GIZ project Green Agenda – Decarbonization of the Electricity Sector in the Western Balkans, took an active part in the 10th Annual Global Outage Management Forum for DSOs, held in Berlin. The event brought together DSOs, experts, and innovators to address […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina is set to have its first battery energy storage systems installed in the transmission network, which will provide auxiliary services. The State Electricity Regulatory Commission is drafting a decision to allow battery energy storage systems (BESS) to offer secondary frequency regulation, Mirza Kušljugić, a member of the Board of the Regional Center […]
Montenegrin electricity distribution system operator CEDIS plans to invest EUR 30 million this year or EUR 6 million more than in 2024. The increase in investments demonstrates greater ambitions year after year and that grid works are becoming more intensive and demanding, according to CEDIS. The country’s distribution system operator (DSO) said it would increase […]
The most valuable priority infrastructure projects in the energy sector of Montenegro are the Komarnica and Kruševo hydropower plants, the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor and the Ionian-Adriatic pipeline. The Government of Montenegro has adopted a list of priority infrastructure projects for the energy sector to fulfill the final criteria of chapter 21 – Trans-European Network, of […]
Montenegrin distribution system operator (DSO) CEDIS has secured funds for the installation of an advanced grid management system and procurement of smart meters. The EUR 40 million package consists of a EUR 35 million loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a EUR 5 million grant under the European Union’s […]