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REScoop.eu welcomes six new supporters from the Western Balkans
REScoop.eu is delighted to welcome six new supporters from the Western Balkans to its network!
In countries where community energy is still an emerging concept, the right support can help turn pioneering ideas into structural change. This is why strengthening the citizen energy movement across the Balkans remains a priority for REScoop.eu.
Thanks to funding from the European Commission's DG REGIO, we have been working closely with these new supporters over the past few months. These organisations are developing pioneering lighthouse community energy initiatives across the region, laying the foundations for locally rooted projects that can inspire and support replication throughout the Western Balkans. We are very glad to welcome them into our network now! As REScoop.eu members, they become part of a community of 2,500 energy communities across Europe, gaining access to expertise, connections and additional support to take their initiatives further.
Meet our new supporters: Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency, OPZ Sinergija Plus and Energis from Bosnia and Herzegovina; Platform for Energy Transition from Serbia; and the Environmental and Territorial Management Institute and CoPLAN from Albania.
Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency (SERDA)
SERDA was established in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2001 as an initiative for recovery and economic development in the post-war era. SERDA expands its activities to the Sarajevo Economic Macroregion with designing and implementing EU and internationally funded projects. The agency provides support to SMEs, entrepreneurship, innovation, green and digital transition, sustainable tourism, energy efficiency and human capital development.
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OPZ Sinergija Plus
OPZ Sinergija Plus is an agricultural cooperative managing a community garden in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Among other activities, they advocate for and implement organic agricultural practices, promote urban gardening initiatives in Sarajevo and strengthen local food resilience. Furthermore, the cooperative is currently developing one of the first citizen-led renewable energy community initiatives in the country.
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Energis
Energis is a non-profit organisation that provides a wide range of technical assistance in the energy and climate sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The organisation's primary goal is to contribute to the sustainable development of the country with activities such as advocacy, education, and awareness raising about renewable energy, energy efficiency, and urban mobility.
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Platform for Energy Transition (PET)
Platform for Energy Transition supports the development and scaling of citizen-led energy communities and broader community energy models in Serbia and the Western Balkans. Their work involves establishing a dedicated national support hub for community energy that offers structured guidance, resources, and tailored assistance to local initiatives and municipalities throughout the full development cycle.
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Environmental and Territorial Management Institute (ETMI)
Environmental and Territorial Management Institute (ETMI) is a non-profit environmental organisation founded in 2014 in Albania. ETMI collaborates with experts in the field of environment, territory, other related fields to promote environmental territorial management at regional, national and international level in accordance with modern sustainable development standards. Their core themes are green energy, climate and decarbonisation, circular economy and agriculture.
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CoPlan
Co-PLAN Institute for Habitat Development is a non-profit organisation based in Albania, working at the intersection of territorial governance, spatial planning, environmental sustainability, and socio-economic development. In recent years, Co-PLAN has significantly expanded its work in the energy sector, particularly focusing on energy efficiency, renewable energy systems, and community-led energy models.
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