The government Kurti refused the gas project, what they said by the MCC and the American Embassy.

Economy Minister in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo Artane Rizvanolli on Thursday at a news conference has suggested that Kosovo has requested additional information from the MCC on the gas pipeline project. The minister has said that they have done so to be able to make a informed decision on such a project.

Meanwhile, the Kosovo government, as Minister Rizvanolli has shown, has decided to move forward on projects proposed by the MCC, but that have more security and contribute to Kosovo's energy transition.

“In view of the strict timetable to develop and sign the Kompact Programme, and that the Government of Kosovo requires further information to be able to make good decision to build gas infrastructure, the Government of Kosovo has decided to use the compact investment programme in projects that have more security, but also contribute significantly towards the energy transition of Kosovo”, the minister has said.

In this regard, the Express has sent questions to address the MCC headquarters in the United States.

The spokesman for this institution, Marc Rockwell-Pate, has told Gazeta Express that partner countries are the ones they choose, develop and implement grants for the projects.

“A fundamental principle of the MCC model is the owner of the state, meaning that partner countries are selecting, developing and implementing grants for the” projects, Rockwell-Pate told Gazette Express.

He has further added that filtering the list of potential investments “is a positive step towards finalising and signing the Kompact between Kosovo and the MCC”.

“The MCC is looking forward to continuing our partnership with the Government of Kosovo as we work to reduce poverty and promote sustainable and inclusive economic growth” has ended Rockwell-Pate.

For the project, Express has also sought answers at the US Embassy in Pristina.

A spokesman for this embassy has said it is the Government of Kosovo that decides and selects which investments included in the potential computer between the MCC and Kosovo.

The country as owner is one of the foundations of the MCC model. This means that investments selected for eventual involvement in a potential compact The MCC-Kosovo should be developed and deployed by the Kosovo government”, this spokesman has said.

This spokesman has said that “in the following months MCC and the Kosovo Government will take further steps to finalise proposals”.

Minister Rizvanolli has spoken to this issue today and has confirmed that they have decided to use the MCC grant for other investments that also connect to the field of energy and de-bonding.

“Grantin we've decided to use in other investments that connect to de-bonding”, Minister Rizvanolli said in KTV.

If gas is to be used as fuel in transition it's the biggest point we've had, while in other countries it's thinking about transition from gas. Gas is not the only form of diversification. The goal is to decalize the sector, remove fossils from use. If it is the best option for Kosovo, it is still not clear”, Minister Rizvanolli has said further.

If it's best to use gas, or if it's better to aim for direct transition to renewable energy sources, we will study it over the following months. While the target is in renewable energy sources. So we've decided that investments through this computer, so let's do it by not making it wrong”, has further clarified Minister Rizvanolli.

This was a project for which the probability process was made, but the tools have been specifically dedicated to this. We need to have something clear. MCC is a developmental agency. It's the U.S. government. We don't have to do this at all. There's been a study by MCCA, and they have identified the energy sector as an obstacle. This has been being studied”, said among other things.

The timeframe to make a decision on how to use the compact program existed. The decision has been very objective and we have understood the MCC and we are very grateful to”, Rizvanolli said.

The decision taken yesterday has not been a final decision not to build the gas project. If it comes to making the decision to build the gases, we'll be sure that it's the right decision and that's at the affordable cost of”, the minister, Artane Rizvanolli, has taken the lead.