Kosovo’s* KOSTT signs connection agreement with ENTSO-E
Transmission system operator KOSTT will become an independent regulatory zone within the AK block, which Kosovo* established with Albania, as European ENTSO-E signed the agreement. Following the vote in April by the Regional Group Continental Europe (RGCE), Chief Executive Officer of KOSTT Ilir Shala has inked the connection agreement with the European Network of Transmission […]
KOSTT: ENTSO-E backs Kosovo’s* exit from control block lead by Serbia’s EMS
The vote on the new connection agreement between Kosovo’s transmission system operator (TSO) KOSTT and ENTSO-E was successfully concluded by the Regional Group of Continental Europe (RGCE), KOSTT has announced. RGCE is one of the five permanent regional groups or synchronous areas within ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators. With the vote and […]
Coronavirus prompts crisis measures in electric power systems in Balkans
Governments and state-owned operators are imposing constraints and work from home and stepping up hygiene requirements. The coronavirus isn’t affecting the electric power supply for now in the region of Western Balkans. Power producers and distributors in the Balkans have been introducing emergency procedures to contain the fallout from the spread of COVID-19. The coronavirus […]
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 […]
KOSTT completes works on 110/10(20) kV Ilirida substation
Kosovo’s* transmission system operator (TSO) KOSTT has completed works on the 110/10(20) kV Ilirida substation with 110 kV underground transmission lines, according to a press release from KOSTT. The Ilirida substation has been built as part of a EUR 5.4 million project implemented in three lots, KOSTT said. The ceremony was attended by representatives of […]
SEE CAO appoints Ivan Bulatović as new executive director
Coordination Auction Office in South East Europe (SEE CAO) has appointed Ivan Bulatović as the new executive director, SEE CAO said in a news release. SEE CAO manages the coordinated explicit allocation of cross-border transmission capacities on six borders in SEE region. Ivan Bulatović has extensive experience in the field of power systems and has […]
Macedonian day-ahead market launch scheduled for the end of November 2019
The launch of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s day-ahead market (DAM) is scheduled for the end of November 2019, while the go-live of Bulgaria and Macedonia (BG-MK) market coupling will follow in January 2020, the Energy Community Secretariat said in its latest Western Balkans 6 (WB6) Electricity Monitoring Report. WB6 parties failed to finalize […]
EU TSOs measures kick off amid fresh frequency deviations in CE power system
A new compensation programme, put in place by the Continental European TSOs, automatically kicked off on July 7 when the grid time deviation exceeded 60 seconds, ENTSO-E said in a statement, adding that the cause for the frequency deviations – a political dispute between the Serb and Kosovar authorities on electricity – has not been […]