ZERE to be indicted in Supreme Court against blackouts of businesses from energy

He said that the Kosovo Economic Oda will use legal space to protect member businesses.

As Oda we will now on behalf of OEK members use the opportunity to file a lawsuit in the Supreme Court, the subject is complete, today will be handed over to the Supreme Court administration. We're going to demand the right of the law in the name of businesses. We as OEK did not enjoy the right to go to the Commercial Court on behalf of businesses, but in the Supreme Court we have found legal space we can go,” he said.

Rafuna said the process has been developed with illegal and unjust actions, which, according to him, have seriously damaged the country's economy.

Rafuna for Online Economics said disruptions made during the weekend have exposed businesses as if they were illegal, which, according to him, is unacceptable, broadcast Periscope.

There have been many illegal actions in this process, many unconceptional and unfair actions. Besides being illegal and harmful to many times, it has not been fair for electricity to cease on Saturday when it is weekends and that the business is until today without electricity and has no chance of doing anything. During the weekend, we've been informed that with the police they've gone, they've created a very bad image as if they were criminal businesses, that not very honest businesses that paid their taxes and what had to become a power outreach”, Rafuna said.

He announced that according to OEK data so far, about 450 businesses have been shut down and that the number is expected to increase.

So far the data we have is about 450 businesses that have been disconnected from electricity. There are also expected today to be additional cracks according to KESCO and ZRRE. Our demand is to suspend all these actions and not harm the country's businesses and economy the most,”, Rafuna said.

He added that damages to businesses are irreversible and charged Z The RRE for violent action.

And we'll see what the business response will be. But the damage that has done to businesses is irreparable, with illegal actions, with violent ERR actions. Even the government's silence against this huge, sensitive and important problem not only for the economy and business but also for Kosovo citizens is unfair,” he said.

The ZRRE has announced that from Saturday (August 16th) it has begun to shut off from the network for all businesses that meet the conditions to come to the open energy market unless they have linked contracts with suppliers. This decision came after the Second Level of the Commercial Court gave Z the right. The RRE is about liberalizing the electricity market.

The market liberalisation decision has entered into force on June 1st 2025, under which all companies with more than 50 workers or circulation of over 10m euros annually are obliged to switch to the open market. To avoid being out of energy during this transitional period, businesses were provisionally supplied by KEK as Last possible supplier.