Kosovo*
ALPEX electricity exchange comes online with day-ahead market launch
12 April 2023 - The Albanian Power Exchange or ALPEX launched regular operations with the establishment of a day-ahead market
Kosovo* outlines energy transition until 2031 in strategic document
24 March 2023 - Kosovo* aims at 1.6 GW in renewables capacity by 2031, with 340 MWh in batteries. It opted to reconstruct at least three coal plant units.
Kosovo* selects public land for first solar power auction
09 February 2023 - The government in Prishtina has changed the status of a location in Orahovac so that it can offer it in the upcoming solar power auction
Kosovo* secures financing for first large-scale solar thermal project in Western Balkans
23 December 2022 - Big solar thermal projects are seen as the proper solution for district heating decarbonization in the region
Gjakova city in Kosovo* sets example in sustainable district heating with new biomass plant
09 December 2022 - With its new cogeneration plant and a district heating network upgrade, Gjakova has set an example for municipal authorities in the Balkans
Electricity prices in Balkans: highest in Montenegro, lowest in Kosovo*
25 October 2022 - The highest price in European Union was in Denmark (34.4 eurocents), and the lowest in Hungary (9.4 eurocents)
Kosovo’s DSO KEDS starts using drones to monitor grid
24 October 2022 - Within its pilot project, the company introduced drones in late September and early October
KOSTT and Elektrosever reach deal on supplying Serb consumers in Kosovo*
21 October 2022 - Licensing of the company Elektrosever in Kosovo* was foreseen by the agreement between Kosovo* and Serbia on energy from 2013
Two coal plants in Western Balkans go offline due to malfunctions
27 September 2022 - Coal+ plants Pljevlja in Montenegro and Kosovo A broke down, adding to concerns about the possibility of blackouts in the region
Rizvanolli asks citizens in Kosovo* if they are willing to pay for power imports
22 September 2022 - Minister Artane Rizvanolli proposed a public debate on how much citizens in Kosovo* are willing to pay for electricity imports amid shortages
GGF provides funds to BKT for energy, resource efficiency in Kosovo*
12 September 2022 - The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) approved a EUR 7 million loan to BKT Kosovo to finance energy and resource efficiency
Consultant needed for Solar4Kosovo 1 – Photovoltaics project
12 September 2022 - Kosovo Energy Corp. plans to install a solar power plant of up to 100 MW where it used to dump ash and the overburden from coal mining
Energy Community: Serbia is preventing electricity trade with Kosovo*
07 September 2022 - The Energy Community Secretariat opened a dispute settlement case against Serbia for failing to coordinate transmission capacity allocation with Kosovo*
Kosovo* allocates EUR 40 million to cover unpaid electricity bills in northern municipalities
11 August 2022 - Residents of the four Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo* have not been paying electricity bills for over two decades
Kosovo* adopts emergency measures to secure electricity supply
05 August 2022 - Kosovo* introduced emergency measures for up to 180 days in the electricity supply sector because of the surge in power prices in Europe
Kosovo* to provide more support to its prosumers
25 July 2022 - The Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) of Kosovo* is preparing another mechanism for incentives for investments in rooftop solar power plants