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Agenda and proceedings of the Second Regional Power Exchange: "Green Agenda: Decarbonization of the Electricity Sector in the Western Balkans"

Montenegro, 28-30/31 October 2024

Key Take-Aways

Summary of the regional exchange

Agenda and Presentations

Conference picture

Group picture from conference

2nd Regional Exchange Agenda

File:Insights-input for the platform GIZ reg. conference.pdf

Insights-input for the platform GIZ reg. conference.

2024 TWG activities overview

2024 TWG Tailored support overview ver2

2024 TWG Topics 2025

Labor Market Session - 2nd day

Project RESET presentation - 2nd day 1st session

RE and VET - the way forward - side-event

Regional Power Exchange slides - Charles Esser

Renewable Energy - Education provision Mapping in WB - side-event

Monday 28 October 2024

Time	Topic
15.00-19.00	Arrival of Participants in MNE
19.00-21.00	Welcome Dinner
21.00-22.00	Market of Opportunities Presenting state-of-art technologies/solutions for Renewables Grid Integration by German/Intl. experts in Electricity Sector Exhibitors: Software companies: ELEKS (tbc) Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation Hensel Company (tbc)

Tuesday 29 October 2024

Time	Topic
07.30-09.00	Breakfast
09.00-09.45	Opening: Energy Transition in Western Balkans – where are we standing now? Moderator: Rodon Miraj Panelists: Nicolas Heger, GIZ Project Manager Nermin Suljanovic, Team Leader GFA Michael Heihsel, TransnetBW German TSO Jaromir Simon, BDEW-German Association of Energy and Water Industries Simon Martz, KfW- German Development Bank
09.45 -10.15	Keynote Speaker E.DSO Secretary General Charles Esser
10.15-11.00	1st Joint Session of Technical/Regulatory Working Groups: Presentation of ongoing tailored supports by GFA consultants Roadmap for the introduction of battery energy storage (Montenegro – Ministry). Presenter: Miltos Aslanoglou – GFA Procedure for handling RES connection requests to transmission network – Queue Management (BiH – MOFTER). Presenter: Miltos Aslanoglou – GFA The concept of data exchange between system operators in Bosnia and Herzegovina (three DSOs in B&H). Presenter: Nermin Suljanović - GFA Technical specification and requirements for integration of RES into DSO Telecommunication network (Montenegro, CEDIS). Presenter: Nermin Suljanović – GFA Operational Models for Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Balancing Market of NOS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina, NOS
11.00-11.30	Coffee break
11.30-12.45	2nd Joint Session of Technical/Regulatory Working Groups 4-5 pre-defined groups and discussions with guiding questions by GFA consultants, according to topics of the previously presented tailored support projects.
12.45-13.15	Lunch Packages (take away)
13.15-18.00	Field Visit Converter station of the HVDC link between Italy and Montenegro (Terna Company) Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6AG1fhDRvZ57Ur9B7
19.30-21.00	Dinner
21.00-23.00	Cultural Night “Inter-coupling Energy Sector of Western Balkans”

Wednesday 30 October 2024

Time	Topic
07.30-09.00	Breakfast
09.00-09.30	Energypedia: Presentation of the Online Platform (Western Balkans RES knowledge sharing hub - online platform)
09.30 -10.30	Labour Market Effects Analysis – Jobs in Power Sector presentation by CETEOR (Hybrid event) 10.30 -13.00 SIDE EVENT - Labour Market Effects Analysis: ERI SEE and CETEOR will organize a side event with partners (virtual)
10.30 -11:30	Technical and Regulatory Working Group Synchro Session I by GFA (Debriefing TWG and RWG on each other’s work) Topics: RWG debriefing to TWG members: EV charging points. Energy communities and energy sharing. TWG debriefing to RWG members: Flexibility. Data Exchange.
11.30-12.00	Coffee Break
12.00-13.00	Technical and Regulatory Working Group Synchro Session II by GFA Discussion on the work done by Technical/Regulatory working groups until now – How technical actors see regulatory requirements and obligations related to presented topics and vice-versa
13.00-14.30	Lunch
14.30 -15.00	Energy transition index & DSO roadmap Presented by: Offis Institute
15.00- 15.30	Setting TWG/RWG Agenda till June 2025 (the way ahead) Groups with guided discussion by GFA about the remaining topics for next months and tailored support requests (next steps).
15.30- 16.30	Panel II Situation of Women in the Western Balkans Power Sector By GIZ Panelists: Arijeta Pajaziti - AWESK (Association of Women in the Energy Sector of Kosovo) Melina Kalem - CETEOR Yuliana Onishchuk - Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation Krenar Bujupi – Expertise France
16.30- 18.00	OPTIONAL: 1 on 1 Individual Consultations with project partners TAILORED SUPPORT REQUESTS GIZ/GFA/Offis Institut/individual experts