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Bulgaria Faces Highest Energy Poverty in the EU: Will It Receive Funding from the Social Climate Fund?
Bulgaria’s Agency for Sustainable Energy Development highlights that the country has the highest level of energy poverty in the European Union, affecting as much as 30 percent of the population. This makes the development of a Social Climate Plan crucial,…
Study Paves way to Better Understand Causes of Energy Poverty and Proposes Policies for its Mitigation in the Energy Community
The Secretariat published a study on addressing energy poverty in the Energy Community Contracting Parties. The study estimates the number of energy poor households, analyses the legal frameworks for the protection of vulnerable and energy poor consumers and investigates the…
Vision-Led Energy Transition: What BiH Can Learn from Greece
Greece ranks among Europe’s frontrunners in the development of renewable energy sources, with approximately 65% of renewables in its energy mix. For this reason, the country’s experience represents a valuable guideline for Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is only now entering…
A Unified Portal for Citizen Energy Communities Launched
With amendments to the Energy Law at the end of 2024, the Republic of Serbia formally introduced the possibility of establishing citizen energy communities, building on the prosumer (consumer-producer) model introduced in 2021. This further expanded the framework for collective,…
Energy passport – The id card of buildings
An energy passport is a certificate that outlines the energy performance of a building — an official document with a strictly defined format and content, issued by an authorized organization, and valid for a period of ten years. Its purpose…
RESET Project Results: Education and Skills for the Renewable Energy Future of the Western Balkans (2023–2025)
Did you know that in the Western Balkans, carbon intensity is more than five times higher than in the EU, and that most households still rely on coal, oil, or even traditional firewood for heating? This dependence not only makes…
Energy Advisory Centers: Knowledge as the Currency of Climate Policy
Opportunities for change sometimes arise only in times of crisis. Climate change is a crisis that has forced us to finally alter our poor energy habits and raise the level of energy literacy. Energy transition, as a pillar of climate…