Region and Croatia in the Concept of WEC Scenario

The most significant project of the World Energy Council (WEC), in the period from 2004 to 2007, is the Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050 study, in which the members of the WEC and independent experts have been working on for the last three years. The results of this will be presented in the congress in Rome from November 9-16, 2007. The energy future of the world is viewed by continents, and because of this the energy future of Europe is one of the pre-projects. By following the concept of analyzing the energy future of Europe in the Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050 [1], the region of southeastern Europe within Europe was processed. This region was not previously monitored in particular in this mentioned work. A concept was drawn up of possible region scenarios and a connection with events in EU and the rest of Europe. Since the region significantly differs by its economic strength as well as by its developmental potential, it would be useful for the region to have an energy analysis done according to the elaborated concept of the scenario. To make the problems and possibilities of the region more understandable, the main energy indicators were analyzed especially in the part which refers to electric energy and gas. Recommendations were given concerning further activities which partly also refer to the broader area of Europe. (author)