TIRANA, August 15 – Kosovo’s Ministry of Economy has said that the country will be supplied with electricity without interruption. Through a post on Facebook on Monday, the ministry said that the announced power shortages had been avoided after cooperation with Albania. The Ministry has also warned of other collaborations “to address the energy crisis”. The Government of Kosovo has also confirmed the regular electricity supply.
In the late hours of Sunday, the Kosovo Electricity Distribution Company (KEDS) announced that the citizens of Kosovo would face power outages from August 15. They, according to KEDS, would start from 08:00 according to the organization: six hours with electricity and two without it. KEDS justified that decision with the high prices for purchasing electricity in international markets. On August 9, KEDS requested the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) to increase electricity tariffs. Last month, KEDS also warned of a “very uncertain” winter due to the energy crisis affecting Europe.
In Kosovo, about 94 percent of energy is produced by burning coal, while about 6 percent from renewable sources such as hydropower plants, wind power plants and solar panels.
/Argumentum.al
