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Table of content:
Analysis – Electricity generation and transmission projects in Romania – page 6
Analysis – Weekly Carbon Trading Market update – page 13
Analysis – Monthly analysis of the Greek power market – page 16
News articles
Region – Page 17
EU to create single energy market
Italian border successfully coupled in Multi Regional Coupling project on 24th of February
Energy Community asked Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia to adopt National RES Action Plans without delays
Albania – Page 20
Government and SOCAR to form a workgroup on development of gas infrastructure
Government signed MoU for cable toward Italy
Deutsche Telekom to install smart meters
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Page 22
Future investments in the energy sector of the Republic of Srpska
TPP and coal mine Gacko operates at a loss
Republic of Srpska: Direct natural gas supply from July
New investment in wind energy
NIS found oil in the Republic of Srpska
Four bidders left for the construction of TPP Banovici
Bulgaria – Page 26
Marisa Iztok Mines to produce 27.4 million tons of lignite in 2015
Ministry of energy: natural gas reserves in UGS Chiren sufficient for 3-month supply
EVN Bulgaria to demand 7 % increase in electricity prices
Westinghouse: the price of electricity from unit 7 in NPP Kozloduy at 67 euros/MWh
NEK signed Memorandum with TPPs AES Galabovo and ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 regarding the reduction of prices in PPAs
Natural gas pipeline toward Greece to be operational by 2018
Parliament approved amendments to Energy Law
Minister of energy: power exchange to become operational by the end of 2015
National Statistical Institute: electricity production increased in December 2014
Croatia – Page 31
IPO project for HEP should be ready by May
Decision on the advisory services tender for LNG Hrvatska postponed
Ministry of Economy revokes INA’s Drava exploration permits
Seven bids for Croatian onshore oil and gas exploration
Minister Vrdoljak: Sisak refinery could resume production in April
MOL would not be able to sell INA’s shares without Government approval
Minister Vrdoljak predicts cheaper natural gas for households
Hungary – Page 33
Natural gas deliveries to Ukraine raised in February
EU may halt NPP Paks expansion project
Matrai Eromu to build largest solar park in Hungary
State to buy RWE’s share in Elmu-Emasz
Hungary interested in Russian gas flowing through Turkey
Macedonia – Page 34
EBRD still supports HPP Boskov Most project
Electricity generation falls in 2014
Montenegro – Page 35
Spanish Fersa withdraws from Mozura wind park project
CEAC’s claim against KAP rejected
A2A considers its contract obligations fulfilled
RAE: Technical losses are inevitable
Romania – Page 36
Transelectrica posted record profit in 2014
Electrica posted 612 % increase in profit in 2014
OMV posted 56 % decrease in profit in 2014
Natural gas prices to rise by 7 % in 2015
Enel suspends sale of assets
Hidroelectrica posted 31.5 million euros of profit in January
Energy strategy to be prepared by October
Serbia – Page 38
EPS changed terms for smart meters tender
NIS: Two new small cogeneration power plants operational
Excise tax will rise electricity prices by 15 percent
Slovenian GEN-I holds 3 % of Serbian electricity market
Srbijagas: Separate subsidiary will handle network operations
EPS requests change of tariff system
Slovenia – Page 40
NPP Krsko exceeds planned production in January
Unit 6 in TPP Sostanj will generate 210 million euros loss in the first four years
Turkey – Page 40
Russia and Turkey agreed on 10.25% discount on natural gas deliveries
Companies from Qatar and Japan interested in 8,200 MW coal-fired project
Turkey developed National Renewable Energy Action Plan in cooperation with EBRD
GDF Suez received guarantees from Areva for 2nd NPP in Turkey
Power data – Page 42
NEW: Commercial flows per interconnection
Production / consumption / export / flow per country
Power exchanges – Page 52
Spot market
NEW: Futures market
Auctions for Allocation of Cross Border Capacities – Page 58
Tenders (Electricity / Oil / Gas / Coal) – Page 61
Upcoming events – Page 65