3 minutes agoEuropean Union calls on Kosovo to liberalise retail electricity market
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The executive institution of the European Union (BE), the European Commission (KE), has called on Kosovo to liberalise the retail electricity market, to give local consumers free access to choose their supplier, since the Turkish company KED currently keeps the monopoly in the sector. Kosovo institutions already a few years ago [...]
Kosovo institutions have already pledged to make full liberalisation of the electricity market within the framework of commitments they made to the Energy Community Secretariat, headquartered in Ljubljana, formed by the EU for countries aimed at membership in the European bloc.
European Commission spokeswoman Ana Pisonero told the news agency dttnet. com that the Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE) would need to implement Kosovo's pledges and liberalise the market fully, therefore, even for retail electricity, Kankosova submits. tv
The liberalisation of retail electricity markets increases competitiveness and innovation, ensures freedom of choice for consumers, and empowers them to take active part in the energy transition, while buffer measures are possible to protect struggling consumers and address energy poverty. Therefore, we continue to encourage the Kosovo Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE) to implement the plan to liberalise the Kosovo electricity market, in line with Kosovo's pledges regarding the Third Energy Package and other Energy Community requirements”, said Pisonero.
Call to the Government of Kosovo for market liberalisation has also been reached by opposition parties since the government and Z THREE so far they haven't given any explanation why this isn't happening.
Total liberalisation of the retail electricity market would end the KEDS company's monopoly. KESCO, owned by the group by Turkey, Calik Holding, in the distribution of retail electricity to households and businesses in Kosovo.
