What is Kosovo's Electricity Supply Chain?

Kosovo’s electricity supply chain (ESC) includes both public and private firms. Electricity production is dominated by a publicly owned enterprise (POE), Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK), Sources: Kosovo authorities and IMF staff calculations. Note: KOS A and KOS B refer to state-owned coal-based generation plants (“Kosova A and B”).

Who produces electricity in Kosovo?

A few private firms also produce electricity (wind-based, run-of-the-river hydro-electric, and solar). Transmission and operation are performed by Kosovo’s Transmission System and Market Operator (KOSTT, a POE), a member of ENTSO-E (the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity).

How much energy does Kosovo import in 2022?

Kosovo’s net energy imports are projected to have reached 12.5 percent of GDP in 2022, up 3.5 percentage points (pp) with respect to 2021, despite a 35 percent decrease in electricity imports and 5 percent decrease in fuel imports. 4. Kosovo’s electricity supply chain (ESC) includes both public and private firms.

Who regulates energy in Kosovo?

4 The ERO is an independent agency that regulates electricity, district heating, and gas markets in Kosovo. It was established in 2004, after the promulgation of the Laws on Energy, on Electricity, and on the Energy Regulator. The ERO helps to ensure that Kosovo's regulatory framework is in line with the EU 'acquis’ on energy.

Is Kosovo a member of the Energy Community?

In this regard, Kosovo’s current electricity generation 9 Kosovo is a member of the Energy Community (2006), and a signatory of the EU-SAA (2016) and the Sofia Declaration (2020).

How bad is the air quality in Kosovo?

The ambient concentrations of PM2.5 in Kosovo exceed the World Health Organization air quality guideline value of 10 μg/m3 and the EU limit value of 25 μg/m3.9 Moreover, the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will require EU importers, as of 2026, to purchase carbon certificates equivalent to the weekly EU carbon price.