Kosovo, Albania officially launch energy highway

The project was considered the largest in the history of our two states, as it is a strategic work with the impact on increasing security and electro-energenetic capacities of our two countries.

During a ceremony held in Albania, where representatives from Kosovo also practically participated, were told that joint markets would help both sides to be competitors in the region.

With the start of implementing the new COSTT key agreement. ENT SO-E they've been able to today STT will finally start operating with all equal rights with other international counterparts, according to European standards for operation.

With the start of the KO operation STT as the regulatory zone within the AK regulatory block, COSTT will manage Kosovo's interconcernative capacities with neighbouring system operators.

With this, it also becomes the function of the 400kV high-tensive interconective power line. Kosovo- Albania, which will influence the growth of electricity exchanges between the two systems, increased transmission capacities, as well as the establishment of security and reliability of Kosovo and Albania's and the region.

Broadcasting System Operator Director Skerdi Drenova said in his speech that with the implementation of this project, we are entering the most important years of the last century in terms of energy projects.

Today's “will be known as the day of operating the 400 kilowatt line, which results in a positive impact not only in increasing the security of operating the Albanian energy electorate system but will ensure the complete unification of both energy markets”, he said.

Former COSTT director Ilir Shala has announced that Kosovo has been independent of Serbia as the Regulatory Zone.

The “Data 14 December is a historic date for the entire Albanian nation, a historic date for Kosovo and Albania. The joint Kosovo-Albania bloc is a major achievement and a history in itself“, he said.

Albania's prime minister, Edi Rama, said that they are finally throwing after many efforts today, an extremely important step for the Albanian-Kosovo electro-energenetic sector.

The prime minister stressed that they arrived this day, which, in effect, if we turn back and look at the history of this process has taken a long time.

The executive head said the “reason was Serbia's veto, and actually the line remained hostage to a formalisation in terms of a lack of political will”.

Kosovo for four years could not receive a broadcast code from the European Network of Broadcasting Authority because the Serbian side agreed to recognise the network's independence provided it remains dependent on Serbia again. This is Regional Schengen. Thus solves problems that are of great importance and remain hostage to big words, big squabbles and granomia that have often prevented Albanians from looking beyond their nose”, Rama said.

The prime minister stressed that they succeeded in paving the way for an interaction in the region and acknowledging access even with US and EU assistance and in the future of the region by removing that veto and taking back the right to open and operate this project, which is one of the biggest projects in the history of our two states.

This is the time when we come as an expression of the sovereign will of two sovereign governments, in two sovereign states, and this is an extraordinary opportunity as a clear example for all our gendarmes around here and there the border that puts the patriotic curve to prevent economic projects, to understand what our approach to the future means and what the Regional Schengenen means in essence. It is the surrender of no independence and no sovereignty, but is the empowerment of sovereignty. This project, exactly historical, is the example of putting together the capacities of sovereignty and independence of the two states to interact with each other in conditions when we manage to make disparate policy”, Rama said.

He also stressed that the <x0ly high-tensive power line between COST and COST actually brings about the application of a new concept of operating the Albanian electromagnetic system along with the energy stock exchange”.

Meanwhile, in case of the start of the KO operation STT as a regulatory zone within Albania-Kosovo Regulatory Block, in the facilities of the central building of KO STT, top management with chief executive chief Mustafe Hasani, as well as the Coon Board STT in charge of chairman Jeton Mehmeti hosted Kosovo Prime Minister Abdullah Hoti and Economy and Environment Minister Blerim Kuci at the meeting with collaborators.

In this case, the High Delegation of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo was recently announced with professional preparations that have been implemented on the part of COST for launching implementation of the new Kicje COST/ ENT SO-E they've been able to today STT will finally start operating with all equal rights with other international counterparts, according to European standards for operation.

With the start of the KO operation STT as the regulatory zone within the AK regulatory block, COSTT will manage Kosovo's interconcernative capacities with neighbouring system operators.

With this, it also becomes the function of the 400kV high-tensive interconective power line. Kosovo- Albania, which will influence the growth of electricity exchanges between the two systems, increased transmission capacities, as well as the establishment of security and reliability of Kosovo and Albania's and the region.

This will pave the way for further development of common market through the energy stock exchange. A EPEX, which was recently founded.

Kosovo Prime Minister Abdullah Hoti commended KOSTT for this achievement and stressed that government support for the energy sector will be maximum, because energy stability is the precondition for sustainable economic development in the country, increased domestic and foreign investment, as well as in the functioning of citizens' welfare. ”

In this case COSTT takes on added responsibilities to increase the security of regional electricity system operating as primary task of Transmission System Operators.