July 27, 2017 - ESC Adriatic

Successful mediation under the Energy Community Dispute Settlement Rules, 27 July 2017 The Energy Community Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Centre conducted the first mediation as part of the Energy Community dispute settlement procedure. The dispute arose out of an alleged incompliance with Energy Community law of two environmental permits of two thermal power plants in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (TPP Banovići and TPP Tuzla). The mediation session, facilitated by Ms Anne-Karin Grill of Schönherr Attorneys at Law, took place on 27 July in Vienna. A settlement agreement was signed on the same day. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed to change the two permits to comply with the requirements of Chapter III and Annex V of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial…

Albania has approved the certification of its Transmission System Operator for Electricity (TSO), Medreg, 26 July 2017 The Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ERE) has recently approved the certification of the country’s Transmission System Operator for Electricity (TSO), which constitutes a significant progress towards unbundling and the implementation of the Third Energy Package in Albania. It also places the TSO as a key player in the Albanian and Euro-Mediterranean market. On 15 March 2017, the Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority Board of Commissioners approved the final certification of the ownership unbundling of the Albanian TSO for Electricity, according to the Law on the “Power Sector" and following the application submitted in July 2016 by the company to the Energy Regulatory Authority. In October of last year, the Energy Regulatory Authority approved the preliminary…

Day: 27 July 2017

Successful mediation under the EnC Dispute Settlement Rules, ESC, 27 July 2017

Albania has approved the certification of its TSO, by Medreg, published 26th July 2017