2 minutes agoZERE: No institution has a mandate to cancel our decisions
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE) has reacted to LDK deputies, in terms of statements that the “government could capture the decision to tighten the electricity”. The Democratic League of Kosovo has submitted on Monday to the Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE) demand for cancellation of the electricity price increase decision. The LDK wrote [...]
The Democratic League of Kosovo has submitted on Monday to the Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE) demand for annulment of the electricity price increase decision.
The LDK wrote on Facebook that they have the support of other MPs for cancelling or delaying the decision to remove about 1300 businesses from the regulated energy market, adding that they also require cancellation of price growth, followed. Periscope.
The LDK said this request “is the necessary step to protect the interest of citizens and businesses at this sensitive time”. The party also called for implementation of public consultations, handing over full analysis to the Assembly, and pledging to find alternatives “that do not burden citizens”.
E The ZERE has said that statements that only “the government could postpone the decision to expensive power” are inaccurate.
The decisions on tariffs are the exclusive competence of ZRE, and no other institution has a legal mandate to cancel or postpone ZRE decisions. The government may influence lowering the bill's influence only through the mechanism of direct subvention to consumers, but this is not regulatory decision making. Under the legislation in force, ZRE's decisions cannot be revised or contested by any public institution, in addition to the judicial review at the competent Kosovo Court, according to the Law on Administrative Conflect”, it is said to clarify the ZRE.
As for the open energy market, Z. THE RHR has said that this has been postponed several times, but now the conditions needed to pass on have been met.
“As far as the open energy market is concerned, the ZRE explains that the transition of commercial consumers to the free market is the process stemming from market liberalisation obligations according to European directives, which are incorporated to primary legislation, dating back to 2016, since the case of 5 consumers is already supplied to the electricity market. So far this activity has been postponed due to the effects of the pandemic and the energy crisis, which created uncertainty in electricity supply and stability of the energy market. Now, however, the necessary conditions have been met to enable consumers who meet the criteria to move into open market and take advantage of competition opportunities. Furthermore, ZRE will monitor every step of this process, to ensure protection of consumer interests and to ensure that all parties involved respect the standards and legal standards in force”, the ZRE explains.
