A winter power supply crisis is again being warned

Meanwhile, the current power generation capacities in Kosovo do not meet the need for electricity demand on tariff grounds.

Experts say it should be invested in new generation capacities, while expressing the need for co-operation with countries in the region.

Kosovo's electricity needs exceed production capacities, especially during the winter. Kosovo has the capacity to produce about 800 megawatts per hour, while its winter needs reach up to 1,000 and 300 megawatts per hour.

Meanwhile, that difference is usually imported from outside.

Energy expert Ethem Ceku has told Radio Kosovo that the reason for creating this situation in the country is that Kosovo's policies are more oriented on buying electricity.

He stressed that Kosovo keeps the thermal power plants small, pushing for one year. Ceku said Kosovo blocs are outdated and it is impossible to keep longer, until he stressed that it has not been invested in new generation capacities.

The “did not build new generation capacities, did not develop the alternative energy sector, was wrongly oriented into hydro energy and became electricity purchases. Kosovo does not meet needs because we do not have all capacities in place. If the blocs of Kosovo A were in production, which in production capacities could produce up to 800 and several megawatts and two blocks of Kosovo B, Ujman hydropower plants and aid from alternative energy, we would not have trouble”, Ceku said.

Ceku said that in this case, the Government of Kosovo, in co-operation with Albania and other countries in the region, to plan to build new generation capacities in Kosovo.

A trade between Kosovo and Albania, hydro and thermos would be perfect, seeing that 400 kilowattt lines were built. Maybe it's the last time governments in countries: Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia, why not even Montenegro, see the possibility of co-operation in the field of energy, be it alternative, or as Kosovo has in the field of lignite, which is one of the softer fields, which can be used for development of new energy capacities”, he said.

Meanwhile, energy expert from Albania Lawrence Gordani has said that the possibility of co-operation between Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia should be viewed for building a joint company that would refer directly to the stock exchange.

The three countries make joint purchases. It would be an optimistic solution to have a more important voice buying directly at the market and benefiting from what they are, since the market also brings advantages”, Gordani said.

According to KED, some preparations have been made for the winter, while electricity consumption in Kosovo is high because many households are heated with electricity, using inefficient equipment.

Meanwhile, the Kosovo Assembly approved the government's decision to extend emergency measures to supply energy.

Earlier, Minister Artane Rizvanolli has indicated of the measures that have been taken for energy savings, including the ban on the export of wood and fuel products, has been abolished the decision to ban coal delivery for KEK workers, and all these have been done at the recommendation of the Emergency Technical Committee.

Rizvanolli, has said that energy subsidies will continue in the coming months, while announcing that the government has allocated 6m euros with the aim of subsidy of the final consumers for implementing energy savings measures.