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The Energy Community’s decision to implement Chapter III of the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive and its implications for new coal power plants in the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine

Briefing | 2 April, 2014 | Download PDF

Due to the Energy Community Ministerial Council’s decision to apply the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive, new combustion plants in the Energy Community countries have to be planned with the IED taken into consideration. Currently, there are a number of investments in new combustion plants in progress which would not comply with the new requirements if they are realised as planned. It follows, that these combustion plants would be in breach of the acquis on environment after 1 January 2018, in other words by the time they start operation.


Environmental and social impacts of the Khudoni hydropower project in Georgia

Study | 31 March, 2014 | Download PDF

The report summarises the findings from a fact-finding mission to villages in the Svaneti region of northwestern Georgia that will be impacted by the Khudoni hydropower project. During the visit 250 people were interviewed, of which around 160 were women.


Mobilisation of public-private financing for community based sustainable energy projects – POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

Policy comments | 23 March, 2014 | Download PDF

These policy recommendations propose mechanisms for the mobilisation of public-private financing for community based sustainable energy projects in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Latvia and Slovakia.


Financing mechanisms for community based sustainable energy projects in central and eastern Europe

Study | 22 March, 2014 | Download PDF

This expertise summarises the results of expert workshops and aims to contribute to the development of viable financing and investment schemes for Community Power to be introduced particularly in CEE countries in order to tackle financial barriers that prevent or delay the development of community-owned energy projects in the region.


Whose Energy Community? Treaty improvements urgently needed

Bankwatch Mail | 20 March, 2014 | Download PDF

The EU-backed Energy Community Treaty, signed in 2005 and comprising the western Balkan countries, Ukraine and Moldova, has been widely hailed as encouraging regional co-operation. It also sets a legislative framework for the signatories (also known as the contracting parties) that should contribute, along with the EU accession process, to addressing the environmental and social impacts of the energy sector. Indeed, examples of the Energy Community’s added value are its adoption of renewable energy targets in October 2012, as well as a requirement for power plants to comply with EU emissions limits.