Energy News – 25th Issue
ENERGY MARKETS
Energy Community: ECRB Publishes Report on the Status of Independence of
NRAs
EU: Public Consultation on a Common Schema for the Disclosure of Inside
Information by Market Participants
EU: ACER Publishes a List of 25 Pre-Registered Reporting Mechanisms (RRMs)
Ukraine: Draft Law on the Energy Market Regulator Returned for Revision
ELECTRICITY
EU: ACER and ENTSO-E Promote the Engagement of Stakeholders in the
Network Codes Implementation Process
SEE: SEE CAO Publishes New Auction Rules for Public Consultation
BiH: State Electricity Regulatory Commission Approves New Market Rules
Croatia: Rulebook on Change of Electricity Supplier
Ukraine: New Auction Procedure for Allocation of Transfer Capacity of Interstate
Electricity Grids Becomes Effective
OIL & GAS
EU: Public Consultation on the Proposed Methodology for Monitoring the Impact of
the Gas Network Codes on the Internal Market
EU: ACER Publishes Annual Report on Gas Contractual Congestion
EU: Revision of Measures to Safeguard Security of Gas Supply Project
Energy Community: Study on the Development of the Regional Gas Market in
South East Europe
EU/ Ukraine & Greece/ Bulgaria: Interconnection Agreements regarding Natural
Gas Flow on the Hungarian-Ukrainian and the Greek-Bulgarian borders
Romania: The European Commission Refers Romania to the Court for Failing to
Adopt an Emergency Plan in case of Gas Supply Disruption
RENEWABLES
EU: Progress Report Shows that the EU Is on the Way to Meet the 20% RES
Target by 2020
Romania: New Law Introduces Measures in relation to the Promotion of RES
Ukraine: Cancellation of the Local Content Requirement and Other Major Changes
Affecting RES Electricity Producers
Greece: Cancellation of Unimplemented RES Projects by the Greek TSO and DSO
COMPETITION-STATE AID
Bulgaria: Commission for Protection of Competition Imposes Fines on the Three
Main Electricity Distribution Companies
Bulgaria: Interested Parties are Invited to Comment on the Commitments Offered
by the Energy Holding EAD Regarding Power Exchange
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Greece: Memorandum of Cooperation between Greece and Russia for the
Construction of South European Gas Pipeline
Greece: Eliminating VAT Barriers for Greek Companies to Participate in TAP
Construction
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Serbia: ESCO Model Agreement Adopted by the Ministry of Energy
Energy Community: Progress of Energy Efficiency Measures and Available
Financing Opportunities
EU/ Greece: Commission Refers Greece to Court for Failing to Transpose Energy
Efficiency Directive