STRATEGIC ANALYSIS FOR THE BIOENERGY SECTOR IN WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES AS WELL AS MOLDOVA AND UKRAINE

摘要

The main purpose of this work is to present a strategic analysis of the bioenergy sector in the westernrnBalkan region, namely Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, FYROM, Montenegro and Serbia, as well asrnMoldova and Ukraine and evaluate the factors that hinder or foster future development. The study firstly reviews thernrenewables & the bioenergy sector in the countries based on national level information for biomass supply and usernand then provides a coherent analysis for the opportunities and threats of the bioenergy & biofuels sectors at nationalrnand regional levels. The results show that biomass is the dominant RES in the region and is widely used for heatingrnin the residential sector. However, despite the good potential and favourable geopolitical conditions furtherrndevelopment of the bioenergy sector will require harmonisation of efforts concerning the development of arnfavourable legislative framework and support mechanisms and the development of coherent statistics at localrnadministrative level.