8 minutes agoHigh electricity demand in Kosovo could jeopardise Europe's supply
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)European Transmission System Operators Network of Transition System Operators for Electricity; ENTSO-E) has warned that high demand for electricity in Kosovo could jeopardise Europe's electricity supply, as Kosovo lacks energy in a measure not planned in markets. “ENTSO-E for Continental Europe [...]
“ENTSO-E for Continental Europe urges Kosovo operator power distribution KO STT to maintain balance in its national power system, which is a fundamental contractual obligation for other transmission operators in continental Europe”, Reuters reportedly has reported.
As Croatian television broadcasts HRT, the situation in Kosovo is especially dramatic due to low levels of domestic production, technical degradation and cold weather, which has caused the power plant production to cease and forced Pristina authorities to import more electricity than usual, the Telegrafi broadcast.
According to British agency Reuters, Kosovo, in addition to producing from its two coal thermal power plants, <x0 specifically imports 10 to 15 per cent of the electricity”, but imports have now reached 40 per cent of the needed electricity.
“As a result of this, Kosovo is importing energy that was not planned in markets”, Reuters writes.
Media in Pristina published a message by Albanian Energy Minister Belinda Balluk that, at the request of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, “all human resources and Albanian Electronic Industry experts have committed themselves to helping Kosovo supply electricity on December 31st and January 1st.
Rama said Wednesday that Kosovo is facing a serious energy crisis and said Albania will find an opportunity to help.
Rama has reportedly asked the Energy Ministry to assess every opportunity to help the Kosovo government so that Kosovo does not remain without electricity during the New Year's holidays.
