MEDREG calls for integrated, competitive Mediterranean gas market - NEW EUROPE

MARCH 14, 2017, 23:38 
By New Europe Online/KG

One of the priorities of the Maltese EU Presidency will be to draw attention on the region
The implementation of a stable regulatory framework is a prerequisite to attract investors and ensure energy security of supply, Turkish energy regulator (EMRA) Vice President and MEDREG representative Mehmet Erturktold a seminar in the European Parliament in Brussels on March 8.

He mentioned MEDREG report mapping out current and projected gas and electricity infrastructures in the Mediterranean basin, identifying the main barriers for investments and drawing a set of recommendations to overcome them. A survey submitted to Mediterranean regulators has revealed that the lack of clear institutional framework and regulatory obstacles constitute some of the biggest barriers to investments, Erturk said.

Towards a Balkan gas hub: the interplay between pipeline gas, LNG and renewable energy in South East Europe - OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES

February 2017
Aleksandar Kovacevic

Preface by Howard Rogers - The OIES Natural Gas Programme has published four previous papers on South Eastern European gas, two of which were by Aleksandar Kovacevic. This paper addresses the potential for the region to evolve to a situation where a more diverse set of gas supply options established a degree of competition through gas on gas pricing and an emergent trading activity. 

Analysis: European gas, from one sea to another … - NATURAL GAS EUROPE

September 15th, 2016

The decline in production in the North Sea finds an offset in the rising production potential from the eastern Mediterranean. In a previous piece[1] published on this site in June, the author Raffaele Perfetto discussed potential drivers shaping the European gas scenario in the near future and here he focuses on one in particular: the Mediterranean Gas Hub (MGH) and how it can fit with European energy needs.

The last energy scenario[2] presented by the European Commission contained interesting points worthy of further examination.

Cyprus Energy Minister to address a Natural Gas Europe event in Brussels - FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE

Wednesday, 25 May, 2016

Cyprus Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis departs for Brussels where he will be a key speaker in an event titled “Cyprus: A Key Player in the Eastern Mediterranean Region”organised by Natural Gas Europe on Wednesday.

EU Commission Vice President, Commissioner for the EU Energy Union Maros Sefcovic will also address the event. The event will be attended by high ranking hydrocarbon industry executives, as well as by EU member-state officials.

Cyprus: an island in a sea of opportunities | Maroš Šefčovič, EU Commission / Energy Union

Lakkotrypis, Cyprus (left) with Maroš Šefčovič, EU (right)

Jan 20, 2016, Maroš Šefčovič, VP of the European Commission, in charge of Energy Union

It's been two decades that I've been visiting Cyprus, meeting with its people and decision-makers, appreciating its rich culture and multi-layered history, seeing it evolve and change over the years.

But the atmosphere of my recent visit was significantly different: there was clear prospect for a final settlement agreement which could reunite the island and open a new range of opportunities.

What could this mean to the island's energy sector? Quite a lot.

Cyprus can play its part in delivering EU energy | IN CYPRUS / CYPRUS WEEKLY

12/01/2016

This is the year for delivering energy union and Cyprus can play an important regional role, EU Vice President and Commissioner for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic said.

“We need a better energy community, we need to look at energy in a different way,” Sefcovic told a press conference in Nicosia on Tuesday at the end of his two-day working visit.

“We see the eastern Mediterranean as a very important territory from the point of view of the energy security of Europe…we will work very closely with Cyprus so as to develop it in the most intelligent way to the benefit of the region but also of Europe.”

Sefcovic commended Cyprus’ dedication to enhancing renewable energy and ensuring that energy efficiency targets for 2020 will be met.

And he sent the message that it is now more than feasible for sunny countries like Cyprus and for Europe in general to develop into a leader in sun and wind sources.

Governing the differences in the European Energy Union | Jacques Delors Institute

Governing the differences in the European Energy Union

le 22 Octobre 2015 à 10:32

Policy paper - Jacques de Jong, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin and Jean-Arnold Vinois

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This Policy-paper written by Jacques De Jong, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin and Jean-Arnold Vinois, analyses the various levels at which public decisions are made in the field of energy, with the focus on regional cooperation between several states.

In the last ten years the European level has become predominant with its objective for 2020 and 2030.
The implementation of the EU energy policy, mostly left to the Member States, has been diverse and sometimes very disappointing, leading also to incoherence. While the EU is building its ‘Energy Union’, the articulation between the European, regional and national levels represents a major challenge of governance.  

After analysing this context, this paper makes recommendations:

1. A peer review of the national policies should be organised every two years by the Commission;
2. Bust the silo mentality affecting the energy sector: reduce the number of existing fora to three horizontal ones on (1) transport & mobility, (2) heating & cooling and (3) electricity;
3. Create an EU Energy Information Service to combine all sources of information on the energy sector, in a comprehensive and holistic way;
4. Regional cooperation should be used to promote innovative solutions regarding the optimisation of power generation with Renewable Energy Sources.
   

Click here for the report

Source: http://www.delorsinstitute.eu/011-22029-Governing-the-differences-in-the-European-Energy-Union.html