“The price of energy may increase by 20 percent”

Democratic Party of Kosovo deputy, Ferat Shala, has warned that the price of electricity in Kosovo is expected to increase, given recent developments in the energy sector and requirements presented near regulatory institutions. According to Shala, government policies, along with warnings from the Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE) [...]
According to Shala, government policies, along with warnings from the Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE) and the demands of supply companies for determining maximum allowed revenues, indicate that an increase in energy tariffs is inevitable he told FrontOnline.
“, developed by current government policies, as well as ERE warnings and already deposited demands for determining maximum revenues allowed by power supply companies, it is clear that the price of energy is expected to increase”, Shala has declared.
He has stressed that the exact level of growth will depend on the decisions the institutions responsible for management and regulation of the energy sector will make.
The level of this increase will depend on the responsible institutions that decide, treat and manage the energy sector”, he said of FrontOnline.
However, according to the current indicators he mentions, increased energy prices may reach up to 20 percent.
“According to current indicators, growth could be around 20%”, it expressed, broadcasts Periscope
Shala has estimated that the current political situation in the country could affect such a decision, due to the lack of sufficient institutional control, full transparency and a clear audit of energy spending and imports.
He has also stressed that a parliament outside the post weakens institutional supervision and creates room for mismanagement or corruption in the energy sector.
“under these circumstances, a parliament outside the post represents a factor that weakens institutional supervision and creates room for mismanagement or corruption in the government energy system”, Shala has concluded












