6 hours agoBusiness power breach, cut ZRE: We have to stop the power from them, only 8% left without the supplier.
Periskopi(10 months ago)
(10 months ago)Following the break-up of businesses from the electricity supply as a result of implementation of the so-called free “ <x1nd). Energy Regulatory Office has come up with a media communiqué. “The Energy Regulatory Office ( ZrE) explains public opinion that the process of liberalising the electricity market is a legal obligation, [...]
“The Energy Regulatory Office ( ZrE) explains public opinion that the process of liberalising the electricity market is a legal obligation, defined by laws adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo in 2016. At that time, the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo in energy sector laws has transposed European directives for energy, determining that the liberalisation of the electricity market must be made. So the process of deregulation and liberalisation of the electricity market in energy sector laws is due to contractual obligations having the Republic of Kosovo as a signatory side of the Energy Community Treaty”, the communiqué says.
According to them, “should be stressed that since 2017, ZRE has undertaken all legal and regulatory actions for creating conditions for liberalising the electricity market, and in its operation in 2017 has begun the process of deregulation and liberalisation of the energy market with the market of industrial consumers”.
The ZRRE has announced that 23 companies will be licensed for electricity supply activity. Currently, there are 23 companies licensed for electricity supply, of which 7 suppliers are active, which have signed contracts with consumers.
“Explaining the public opinion that 9,963 measuring points of economic companies meet the legal criteria to appear on the open market of electricity, where -- minus 9,212 measuring points (92%) are being supplied with commercial contracts; ·751 measures (.8%) are still without suppliers”.
It should be noted that even these measures that have been left without suppliers have been supplied with electricity since June 1, 2025, and that from that period they have been able to choose the power supply and sign the” contract, it is said.
ZRER has made it clear that consumers who fail to reach agreement with licensed suppliers will be cut off electricity.
“also, should be announced that under the legal provisions of the Law on Electric Energy, consumers who fail to enter agreement with one of the licensed suppliers, the system operator is obliged to cut power supply for them”, said the communiqué. /Perskopi/
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