Former Energy Minister Shows Single Solution to Energy Supply Problem

Following KED's announcement of reductions, regular supply has been restored. The economy ministry confirmed that the regular supply of electricity has been restored, following a co-operation agreement between Kosovo and Albania.

Early Monday. KEDS announced reductions of power under time hours with him and two hours without him.

Supply, it is said, is being done only by local production due to the high price of energy in international bellas.

For former Energy Minister Ethem Ceku, simultaneously expert in this area, the only solution to the problem in the short term is investment in thermal power plants and the activisation of all blocs.

Activating all blocks, he said, would enable the production of over 1,000 megawatts of energy.

All these policies, all these noises being made, discussions, cannot get Kosovo out of this energy collapse, if we don't go deep into the studies of the power plants of A Kosova and Kosovo Bʹ. Let's keep these blocks, then look at”, Ceku tells the REL.

Then, he adds, other options, such as building new blocks or switching into new energy systems, such as gas.

What's the problem with the power plants?

The Kosovo Energy Corporation operates with two thermal power plants in Obilic, which produce energy from the coal of the thermal plant “Kosovo A” and “Kosovo B”.

The <x0 power plant Kosovo A” consists of five working blocks. The first block started working in 1962.

But this nearly a decade-long thermal power plant operates with just three blocks.

The economy ministry has announced that currently in production there are two blocks from “Kosovo A”, even a block of”Kosovos B”.

Meanwhile, Kosovo's next “bloc B” is under repair, and work is expected to be completed on 26 August 2022.

The energy crisis, which threatens Europe -- and therefore Kosovo -- is the result of high and unstable energy prices in international stock exchanges.

The price hikes first began as a result of the coronary pandemic, while the largest rise took place after the launch of Ukraine's Russian occupation on February 24th of this year.

The high energy price in international markets has prompted KEDSić to request from the Kosovo Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE), an increase in electricity tariffs.

The decision has not been made yet.

An increase in energy bills for consumers who spend over 800 megawatts was already made in February of this year.