In Vienna on Thursday, 12 December, the Energy Community Ministerial Council adopted its first Projects of Energy Community Interest (PECI), covering five electricity projects and one storage project in seven member countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo).
These projects are eligible for EU financial support and benefit from fast-track permitting and enhanced credibility under the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) Regulation.
The meeting also focused on integrating the Energy Community’s electricity markets with the EU through the Electricity Integration Package (EIP)—with the goal of transposing and implementing [the EIP] by the first quarter of 2025.
The [Energy] Community Secretariat has thus published its 2024 Implementation Report [of progress made] towards building an integrated regional energy market that aligns with that of the EU.
The ministers also emphasised finalising the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) and the desire to update the ‘Decarbonisation Roadmap’ in preparation for its adoption next year.
Projects such as the Trans-Balkan corridor and the Albania-Kosovo interconnection illustrate the energy-connectivity efforts in the region.
See the list of projects: https://aeur.eu/f/esw
See the report on market integration: https://aeur.eu/f/esx (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)