Electricity market harmonisation with target model (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on March 27, 2017) Introduction After several years of preparation and analysis of different solutions for the reform of the electricity wholesale market and its harmonisation with EU law, (particularly with regard to...Read More

Opposition to energy projects (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides, Stavroula Antoniou, Stefania Chatzichristofi and Andriani Kantilieraki, published in the ILO OnDemand: Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter on March 27, 2017) Many new energy projects are supported and incentivised by national and regional governments, but meet with considerable opposition from the public due to safety, planning...Read More

Energy News – 46th Issue-Network Code on Electricity Balancing Approved. ELECTRICITY EU/ENTSO-E: Network Code on Electricity Balancing Approved. On 16 March 2017, the Member States approved the last of the eight network codes, the Network Code on Balancing. The Balancing Code sets the rules for competitive and cross border market for electricity balancing with the...Read More

Recent developments in natural gas sector (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides and Stavroula Antoniou, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on February 6, 2017) Introduction Unlike in most other EU countries, natural gas became part of the Greek market only recently following the launch of organised commercial import of natural...Read More

Energy News – 45th Issue-Recent Developments on RES Sector Energy Markets EU: Second Report on the State of Energy Union Electricity EU: ENTSO-E Recommendations on Cooperation with Third-Country TSOs Oil & Gas EnC: CESEC Action Plan 2.0 First Monitoring Report Competition-State Aid EU: The Court Rejected Italian RES Measure in Case Portovesme Renewables Ukraine: Recent...Read More

Energy News – 44th Issue-Regulation of the Second Electricity Term Products (NOME) Auction ELECTRICITY Greece: Regulation of the Second Electricity Term Products (NOME) Auction Greece: Electricity Distribution Network Code AdoptedEU/CEER: Guidelines on Electricity Distribution Network TariffsBulgaria: World Bank Report on Recovery and Liberalization of Bulgarian Power SectorCroatia: CROPEX PublishedAmendments to the Rules of Trading –Introducing...Read More

Energy News – 43rd Issue-Press Release on Sale of DESFA Energy Markets EU: Winter Package on Governance of the Energy Unionother news:ŒEU/Ukraine: New Agreement on Strategic Energy PartnershipŒEU: Commission’s Report on Energy Prices and Costs across EuropeŒEU: Public Consultation of CEER on Energy LossesŒEU: MoU on Energy Cooperation between the EU and the EBRDŒSerbia: EMS...Read More

New support scheme for RES and CHP producers (Article by Mira Todorovic Symeonides and Stefania Chatzichristofi, published in the Energy & Natural Resources Newsletter of the ILO on November 14, 2016) Introduction In August 2016 Law 4414/2016 (under the title New Support Scheme for Power Plants Using Renewable Energy Sources and Co-generation of Electricity and...Read More

Energy News – 42nd Issue-Sale of 24% of the PPC Shares in IPTO Approved Energy Markets EU/ACER: Annual Market Monitoring Report on Retail Electricity and Gas MarketsOther news:ŒEU: European Union Energy DayŒEnC: Secretariat Establishes Dispute Resolution and Negotiation CentreŒEU: CEER Launches a Consultation to Improve GGP on Price Comparison ToolsŒFYR of Macedonia: Amendments to the...Read More

Energy News – RAE Regulates Issues Relating to NOME Auctions Energy Markets EnC: Annual Implementation Report, New Environmental Legislation and Accession of a New Memberother news:ŒEU: CEER Publishes Position Paper on the Future DSO and TSO RelationshipŒEnC: Ministerial Council Adopts the Infringement PackageŒEnC: The Ministerial Council Suspends Sanctions on Bosnia and HerzegovinaŒEnC: Conclusions of the...Read More