energy
Đedović Handanović: Serbia is the only one in the region to meet the conditions for accessing the EU's single electricity market
Serbia is the first and so far the only country in the region to meet the conditions for accessing the European Union's single electricity market, stated the Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović today, who is convinced that it will be among the first to become part of the common market.
TL;DR
- Serbia is the first and only country in the region to meet the conditions for accessing the EU's single electricity market.
- Reforms in the gas sector include establishing Gas Infrastruktura, adopting network rules, and fulfilling obligations for Transportgas Srbija.
- Priorities in the gas sector include building interconnections with Romania and North Macedonia, a new pipeline from Niš to Horgoš, and expanding gas storage.
- Plans are in place to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan for a gas power plant.
- An agreement between Gazpromneft and MOL on the sale of Russian shares in NIS is seen as a path to lifting US sanctions on NIS.
- A preliminary technical study on the peaceful use of nuclear energy in Serbia was prepared in cooperation with EDF.
- Discussions were held on energy projects funded by the Investment Framework for the Western Balkans and potential EU grants.
- The EU emphasizes the importance of reforms and their timely implementation in Serbia's energy sector.