The Energy Community Secretariat published a directory on 5 November naming four accredited providers to verify emissions for electricity imported into the EU customs territory under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The announcement was datelined Vienna.
The listed providers are EMICERT, Intertek Certification AB, RINA Services S.p.A. and SGS ICS Italia S.r.l. Accreditation authorities represented include ESYD in Greece, SWEDAC in Sweden and ACCREDIA in Italy.
Verification and actual emissions
For Western Balkan power producers and exporters, the directory offers a practical starting point for arranging independent emissions assurance. It addresses the challenge of finding providers accredited for the specific CBAM activity, rather than relying on general corporate emissions-assurance credentials.
Under the EU framework, electricity importers may use actual emissions only when specific eligibility conditions are met, with appropriate independent verification among the requirements. A verifier’s accreditation alone does not establish that a transaction qualifies: exporters must also demonstrate the necessary contractual, production and cross-border delivery conditions.
The directory is particularly relevant to Serbian wind and solar generators seeking EU buyers under arrangements where actual-emissions treatment matters commercially. It also gives Montenegrin renewable generators and electricity traders more clarity when arranging verification for sales involving the Italian or other EU electricity markets.
Checks remain with exporters
Before engaging a verifier, exporters should check the accredited legal entity, detailed activity scope, independence and contractual responsibilities. Existing manufacturer ISO certification or voluntary greenhouse-gas assurance does not replace CBAM-specific verification.
The directory does not create a new electricity exemption, simplify physical delivery requirements or change the treatment of guarantees of origin. It reduces uncertainty about potential verification providers and helps exporters plan technical work to support eligible actual-emissions claims.