On 5 November, the Energy Community Secretariat published a directory identifying four providers accredited to verify emissions for electricity imported into the EU customs territory under the electricity activity of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The announcement was datelined Vienna.
The directory lists EMICERT, Intertek Certification AB, RINA Services S.p.A. and SGS ICS Italia S.r.l. The accreditation authorities represented include ESYD in Greece, SWEDAC in Sweden and ACCREDIA in Italy.
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 whose accreditation covers the specific CBAM activity, rather than relying on general corporate emissions-assurance credentials.
Under the EU framework, electricity importers can use actual emissions only when specific eligibility conditions are met, and appropriate independent verification is one element of those requirements. A provider’s accreditation alone does not establish that a particular transaction qualifies: exporters must also demonstrate that the necessary contractual, production and cross-border delivery conditions have been met.
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. Actual-emissions claims remain subject to transaction-specific eligibility conditions.
Before engaging a verifier, exporters should check the accredited legal entity, detailed activity scope, independence and contractual responsibilities. A manufacturer’s existing ISO certification or voluntary greenhouse-gas assurance does not replace CBAM-specific verification. The directory creates no new electricity exemption, does not simplify physical delivery requirements and does not change the treatment of guarantees of origin; it helps exporters plan technical work to support eligible claims.