IRENA- Energy Community Joint Workshop Cost-effective renewable energy in South East Europe

As part of IRENA’s efforts to assess the technical potential for cost-effective renewable energy generation in South East Europe (SEE) by 2020 and beyond, a workshop was held in Vienna, Austria, 3-4 March 2016. The meeting gathered members of the Energy Community (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine) as well as the European Union (EU) member countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia).

With a view to identifying priority actions contributing to the achievement of the region’s renewable energy targets by 2020 and ensuring an adequate role for renewables in the 2030 and 2050 energy development strategies, the initiative assesses the potential to develop the full range of renewable energy technologies in the region. There is a focus on developing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, the costs of which have declined dramatically since the preparation of National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs) of South East Europe. The initiative will also analyse barriers to achieving the region’s renewable energy potential and their solutions, including innovative financing mechanisms for renewable power systems. In this regard, the outcomes of the initiative are expected to provide a useful input to the prospective review process of the NREAPs.

For the summary report of the meeting, click here.

For the agenda of the meeting, click here.