Power reductions: Citizens warn protests in front of institutions

Electricity reductions continue to be rejected by citizens and civil society but also expensive. Activist Visar Dili has since Saturday begun opposition to doubling the value of electricity tariffs.

He and many citizens, through online platforms, have even warned protests before relevant institutions.

The aim of this initiative is not political but has to do with the energy decision. We have over five thousand citizens joining this initiative. If that doesn't happen, we're expecting expensive fees from September. They will wait for a solution, and if we see September then it will be mass protests”, says pwr RTK, Vicar Dili-Activist.

Citizens expect this issue to be resolved before winter.

I don't see these reductions as reasonable, but this is all over Europe. Maybe they make a choice.”, says the citizen Bislim Ademi.

It's not like the summer season. In winter when there's a waste, there's an excuse, but today it's all set-up. It had to be prepared early. What are we waiting for for?

We're hoping I could make a choice that we're in winter with a lot of problems. If we're given electricity reductions it's very difficult that someone has children, elders and so on. Now our rents have been lost since we were earlier prepared.”, Fatmir Sopi-civil said.

In terms of the state created in the energy system, the Emergency Technical Committee, after two meetings Wednesday, has recommended to KEK to provide the energy needed to avoid reductions for consumers and energy network deviations.

A media communiqué reportedly recommends this move in order to overcome the current supply situation, which will last until 25 August.