Over the last two years, the Transmission System Operators from the West Balkan Energy Community – EMS, CGES, MEPSO, NOSBiH, KOSTT, OST – have worked with their European Union neighbours, with the help of ENTSO-E, on strengthening regional power system cooperation in South-East Europe.

While the journey has not been without challenges, all the concerned TSOs agree that a new framework for cooperation in the region is now urgently needed. Following an intense round of bilateral and multilateral discussions facilitated by ENTSO-E, the West-Balkan TSOs have agreed a comprehensive framework for their cooperation in the years to come, as the best possible solution to collaborate and move forward, taking into account the needs and realities of all the countries of the Region.

The agreed solution will establish the geographical organisation in areas for the coordinated operation of the power system, and the trading and auction of electricity, by linking the West Balkan TSOs with the already organised areas of Central and South-East Europe. This organisation will strengthen the security of electricity supply and market integration for the whole continent, in accordance with European Union and Energy Community legislation.

Following the ENTSO-E 15 years anniversary conference in Brussels that took place on 4 December 2024, the West Balkan TSOs have adhered to a Joint Declaration describing the proposal and their commitment to make it happen. This declaration has been endorsed by TSOs from all the interconnected neighbouring EU Member States.

The Joint Declaration of the West Balkan Energy Community Transmission System Operators can be found here.

ENTSO-E believes in the common values of European electricity integration embodied by the cooperation of TSOs, and we are all confident that this solution provides a realistic and shared path for the future of South-East Europe within the whole European power system.

Zbyněk Boldiš ENTSO-E, Ranko Redžić CGES, Jelena Matejić EMS , Burim Latifi MEPSO, Predrag Nosovic NOSBIH, Skerdi Drenova OST, Damian Cortinas ENTSO-E

Evetar Zeqiri KOSTT

About ENTSO-E

ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, is the association for the cooperation of the European transmission system operators (TSOs). The 40 member TSOs, representing 36 countries, are responsible for the secure and coordinated operation of Europe’s electricity system, the largest interconnected electrical grid in the world.