New international hydrocarbons offshore tenders launched for Crete and Ionian Sea Overview During the past few years, the Greek hydrocarbons regulatory sector (prospection, exploration and exploitation) has undergone significant changes resulting from an attempt to improve the existing legal framework. Law 4001/2011 revised the Hydrocarbons Law (2289/1995), which transposed EU Directive 94/22/EC on the conditions...Read More

Energy News – 53d Issue-EU/ ACER – CEER: 2016 Annual Market Monitoring Reports ENERGY MARKETSEU/ ACER – CEER: 2016 Annual Market Monitoring Reports: On 6 October 2017, the ACER-CEER jointlypublished the 2016 Wholesale Market Monitoring Reports. The Annual Reports on the Results of Monitoring the Internal Electricity and Natural Gas Markets consist of four volumes:...Read More

Energy News – 52nd Issue-EU acquis ENERGY MARKETSEnC: Implementation of the EU acquis on VAT On 28 August 2017, the Energy Community (EnC) Secretariat published a study analysing the need for implementation of EU acquis on value-added-tax (VAT) in the EnC’s Contracting Parties (CP). The key findings of the Study support the harmonization of CPs...Read More

Energy News – 51st Issue-Gas pipeline Energy Markets ŒEU: Study on the Impact Assessment of the EU Commission of the Electricity Market Design Initiative Published Electricity ŒAlbania: ERE’s Decision on the Closed Distribution Systems of Electricity ŒAlbania: ERE’s Decision on Financial Guarantees for the Market Players ŒAlbania: ERE’s Decision on Transparency Program ŒGreece/ADMIE: Transfer of...Read More

Privatisation tender for 66% of Greek gas TSO relaunched (Article by Stefania Chatzichristofi, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on July 31, 2017) Previous privatisationDESFA, the national natural gas transmission system operator (Greek gas TSO), is a 100% subsidiary of thepublic gas corporation DEPA and was unbundled by the latter...Read More

In conjunction with the inclusion of communities of energy, for the first time, in the EuropeanCommission’s proposal to amend the directive on common rules for the internal market in electricityand the directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources (RES) (thes o–called ‘Winter Package’ of November 30 2016), in Greece,...Read More

Energy News – 50th Issue-WB6 Monitoring Reports on Electricity and Sustainability ENERGY MARKETSEnC: WB6 Monitoring Reports on Electricity and Sustainability On 12 July 2017, the 2017 Western Balkan 6 (WB6) annual Summit was held in Trieste, Italy. The summit addressedseveral areas of cooperation, in particular in the connectivity agenda, and in the regional integration process....Read More

Energy News – 49th Issue-Amendment in the Law Regarding DESFA Energy Markets EnC: Secretariat Signs MoU with EBRD Montenegro: Public Debate on Resolving Disputes through Arbitration Electricity SEE CAO: Public Consultation on Set of Rules Albania: Decision on the Template Agreement for the Participation in the Market BiH: ERS Publishes Rules on Electricity Supply and...Read More

Energy News – 48th Issue-ACER and CEER Issue Three White Papers on Electricity ELECTRICITYEU: ACER and CEER Issue Three White Papers on Electricity In May 2017, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (the Agency or ACER) and National RegulatoryAuthorities in the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) issued three joint Regulatory White Papers...Read More

Energy News – 47th Issue-NC on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms in Gas Transmission Systems OIL & GAS EU: NC on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms in Gas Transmission SystemsThe Regulation sets up CAM in gas transmission systems for existing and incremental capacity. It provides commercial and technical rules for TSO cooperation in order to facilitate capacity sales. It...Read More