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December 20, 2025

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Serbia is first Energy Community contracting party to enter verification phase of market coupling

Serbia is the first Energy Community contracting party to enter the verification phase of the market coupling procedure, the Energy Community Secretariat said after the annual meeting of the Ministerial Council in Vienna. At the Energy Community Ministerial Council, ministers addressed energy security, market integration, climate policy, and environmental protection, confirming a shared EU–contracting parties […]

December 19, 2025

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EU simplifying CBAM exemption for electricity, improving emissions calculation

The European Union is further simplifying the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), but with stricter oversight and an extension to 180 steel- and aluminium-intensive downstream products. From January 1, importers of designated goods and commodities will be paying the emissions tax. Among the novelties, countries in the Energy Community that transposed the relevant EU regulations […]

December 11, 2025

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Energy Community: Serbia best in Western Balkans in alignment with EU regulations

Integration with the European Union is advancing in practice, and the decade ahead must sustain the momentum with focus and determination, Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski pointed out in this year’s Annual Implementation Report. Serbia fares best in the Western Balkans, as it advanced to 63% from 55%. Bosnia and Herzegovina is at the […]

December 2, 2025

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Just Transition Forum unites regional leaders to tackle energy poverty, shape fair energy future

Governments, partners, civil society and community leaders from across Europe gathered in Tbilisi for the Energy Community’s Just Transition Forum to explore how energy efficiency can help end energy poverty and strengthen public trust in the clean-energy transition. The forum delivered a clear message: a just transition cannot succeed without meaningful dialogue with diverse civil […]

December 2, 2025

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Energy Community calls for nominations of PECI energy infrastructure projects

Developers of cross-border energy infrastructure investments within the Energy Community or internal ones with significant cross-border dimensions can nominate them by January 19 within the selection process for projects of Energy Community Interest (PECI). In line with the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) regulation, the mechanism is for electricity transmission and energy storage including protection, […]

December 2, 2025

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Guarantees of origin: turning renewable ambition into action

Author: Naida Hausmann, Lead of the Renewable Energy Taskforce, Energy Community Secretariat Far from being mere certificates, guarantees of origin (GOs) underpin the entire renewable energy value chain – building trust and accountability among producers, businesses and consumers. By ensuring transparent tracking of green electricity and enabling cross-border recognition, GOs can accelerate decarbonisation across the […]

December 2, 2025

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3rd Conference on Advancing Renewable Investments – guarantees of origin could drive Europe’s green energy integration

As CBAM nears implementation, the Ljubljana conference highlighted market tools and partnerships to accelerate clean energy integration with the European Union, the Energy Community Secretariat said. It pointed out that as more renewables capacity is connected to the grid, storage and flexibility solutions would become increasingly vital to enable the sector’s continued growth and integration. […]

November 17, 2025

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Desulfurization project at Kakanj thermal power plant to cut emissions by almost 100%

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state power utility, Elektroprivreda BiH, is implementing a desulfurization project at units 6 and 7 of the Kakanj thermal power plant. The project is expected to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by about 98.5%. Currently, SO₂ emissions from the Kakanj plant amount to around 9,000 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/Nm3). With the […]

November 17, 2025

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Maćić: Exempting Serbia from CBAM for electricity would mean disastrously fast decarbonization; carbon tax will also block market coupling with EU

Obtaining an exemption from the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for electricity would mean a rapid and unfeasible decarbonization of Serbia’s energy sector, which would be unacceptable for households and businesses alike, according to Ljubo Maćić, special advisor at Serbia’s Economics Institute. This is why Serbia never sought an exemption. He added that […]

October 31, 2025

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Serbia eyes last quarter of 2027 for power market coupling with EU – SEEPEX CEO

Serbia is targeting the last quarter of 2027 for coupling with the European Union’s single day-ahead market, Serbian power exchange SEEPEX’s Managing Director Miloš Mladenović said. Miloš Mladenović was one of the speakers at the Energy Connectivity, Resilience and Security in Southeastern Europe panel at the 14th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development in […]

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