KEK starts EU-funded project to reduce air pollution from TPP Kosovo B
Power utility Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) has officially started the implementation of the project to reduce air pollution from the Kosovo B coal power plant, the largest electricity producer in Kosovo*. The project is funded by the European Union with EUR 76 million. According to the European Commission, the replacement of filters will significantly lower […]
Lluka: Case for TPP Kosova e Re to be presented in Vienna on January 17
Amid looming deadlines in the controversial project for the construction of a coal-fired power plant, Kosovo* is preparing for a hearing with the Secretariat of the Energy Community. The international body has challenged state aid to the Kosova e Re facility. The representatives of the government will present their case on January 17 in Vienna, […]
Energy Community challenges state aid to Kosova e Re
The Energy Community Secretariat said it has sent a so-called opening letter to Kosovo* with the intention to resolve the dispute regarding the backing for the project of a coal-fired power plant of 450 MW. The international institution claims the stimulus for Kosova e Re is “per se illegal state aid” as the authority responsible […]
Budakova wind farm’s developer inks supply deal with KOSTT
Transmission System and Market Operator (KOSTT) of Kosovo* has said it reached an agreement for the power that will be generated by the 15 turbines in a wind park planned to be built by Bondcom Energy Point Llc. The statement highlights the significance of diversification of electricity sources and adds the institution was represented by […]
EBRD lends EUR 58 million for Bajgora – Kosovo’s* biggest wind farm
Israeli-based Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. secured half of the total required financing for its 105 MW Bajgora wind park in the municipality of Mitrovica. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided the backing in the form of a credit facility for what will be the biggest such facility in Kosovo*. The EUR 58 million […]
Renewables, power storage are Kosovo’s* best choice: World Bank study
The most affordable strategy for the government in Prishtina would be to phase out coal-fueled power production, according to a previously unseen document that the United States–based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis or IEEFA has reviewed. The World Bank apparently concluded in August of last year that ContourGlobal Plc’s plan for to build […]
KOSTT, OST sign deal to establish Kosovo*-Albania regulatory block
Kosovo’s* transmission system operator (TSO) KOSTT and Albania’s transmission system operator OST have signed an agreement on establishing a regulatory block of energy system Kosovo*-Albania, KOSTT said in a press release. According to Kosovo’s* TSO, ENTSO-E is familiar with the agreement between KOSTT and OST, which was signed in Tirana with the consent of the […]
KEK to get EUR 76 million grant to cut pollution from Kosovo B power plant
Kosovo* will receive a EUR 76 million grant from the EU’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) for a project to reduce air pollution from the Kosovo B coal-fired power plant, the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) has announced, local media reported. The implementation of the project, which involves the replacement of the Kosovo B power plant’s […]