Membership
Day of Accession
1 July 2006
Status
Contracting Party
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latest implementation updates
latest implementation updates
| Latest developments in Climate | Date |
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| The Administrative Instruction Nr. 14/2018 on capture and deposition of carbon dioxide in suitable geological formations was approved at the 79th meeting of the Government of Kosovo* | December 2018 |
| By Decision No.09 / 79, Kosovo* adopted two administrative instructions partially transposing Regulation (EU) 525/2013, namely the Administrative Instruction on a Mechanism for Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Administrative Instruction for Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions. | December 2018 |
| The 2019 - 2028 National Strategy and Action Plan on climate change has been approved by the Government | September 2018 |
| Latest developments in gas | Date |
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| The feasibility study for ALKOGAP was finalized. This interconnector with Albania is the most advanced PECI project that could allow gas to reach Kosovo*. | December 2018 |
| Ministry of Economic Development adopted an administrative instruction on security of supply of natural gas. | August 2017 |
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Secretariat assesses Kosovo*'s draft Administrative Instruction on security of gas supply as compliant and ambitious. |
May 2017 |
| The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo* adopted Law on Natural Gas and the Law on Energy Regulator, transposing the majority of Third Package provisions in the natural gas sector. | July 2016 |
| Latest developments in energy efficiency | Date |
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| The Energy Efficiency Agency submitted 3rd Annual Progress Report as required by the Directive 2012/27/EU on Energy Efficiency. | October 2019 |
| The Energy Efficiency Agency submitted final drafts of the 4th NEEAP and National plan for increasing the number of nearly zero-energy buildings. Both documents cover period 2019 – 2021 and are planned to be adopted by the end of 2019. | October 2019 |
| The board of directors of the new energy efficiency fund appointed the managing director. | August 2019 |
| The institutional framework was strengthened with the establishment of a new energy efficiency fund as an independent entity. | January 2019 |
| The Ministry adopts three technical regulations to implement the Law on Energy Performance of Buildings. | December 2018 |
| Law on Energy Efficiency transposing Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency was adopted by the Parliament of Kosovo*. | November 2018 |
| Kosovo* was the first country that submitted the 1st Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU. | June 2018 |
| A new Energy Efficiency Law was finalised in cooperation with the Energy Community Secretariat, and, adopted by the Government. Adoption by the Parliament is still pending. | May 2018 |
| The REEP Plus programme supported the responsible state institutions in Kosovo*, prepared model energy performance and energy supply contracts and identified a number of gaps in the functioning of the ESCO market in Kosovo*. | May 2018 |
| A new comprehensive investment programme for energy efficiency in the residential sector was launched. | April 2018 |
| Kosovo* submits the Law on Energy Efficiency for public consultations. In parallel, the draft final Law is being prepared with IPA assistance under the Secretariat’s guidance. | February 2018 |
| The Government of Kosovo* adopts the 3rd Energy Efficiency Action Plan. | August 2017 |
| Latest developments in renewable energy | Date |
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| Kosovo* submits the third progress report on the promotion of renewable energy 2016-2017, to the Secretariat. | February 2019 |
| The Ministry of Trade and Industry finalised the draft Law on Trade in Petroleum Products and Renewable Fuels and the Administrative Instruction on Biofuels and sent it to the Cabinet of Ministers. | June 2018 |
| Regulation (Grk) No. 05/2018 On One Stop Shop For Renewable Energy Sources was adopted. | April 2018 |
| A revised government administrative instruction on cooperation mechanisms was adopted, ncreasing Kosovo* 's compliance with the acquis in this respect. | March 2017 |
| Latest development in environment | Date |
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| An Administrative Instruction (MTI) No. 06/2019 on the technical requirements for import, storage, wholesale, and retail sale of petroleum fuels and cleaning of tanks was adopted. | July 2019 |
| Government of Kosovo declares Pashtrik Mountain and Vërmica Lake a Protected Area in the category of Nature Park. | May 2019 |
| The revised NERP, which takes the Secretariat’s comments into account, was adopted by the Government of Kosovo*. | May 2018 |
| In order to implement the Wild Birds Directive, a new Administrative Instruction on strictly protected wild species was adopted. | October 2017 |
| Following Secretariat's assessment that the draft plan violates Combustion Plants Directive and the Policy Guidelines 03/2014-ECS, a new version of the NERP was submitted to the Secretariat. | May 2017 |
| Between September 2016 and March 2017, the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning issued development consent for one hydropower plant, three wind farms and three solar farms. | March 2017 |
| Latest developments in electricity | Date |
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| The regulator amended a Guideline on liberalisation of the electricity market in Kosovo* in order to prolong regulation of supply prices, by 31 March 2020 for customers supplied at a 35 kV voltage level, and by 31 March 2021 for 10 kV customers. | March 2019 |
| The transmission system operator of Kosovo was certified by the regulator, following the Energy Community Secretariat's Opinion 02/2019. | February 2019 |
| Kosovo Business Registration Agency registered a supply company Elektrosever, wholly owned by the Electric Power Utility of Serbia, EPS. Licensing of a Serbian supplier in Kosovo* is a precondition for the entry into force of the Connection Agreement between ENTSO-E and KOSTT. | November 2018 |
| A Memorandum of Understanding on day-ahead market coupling between the transmission system operators and national regulatory authorities of Albania and Kosovo* was signed. | August 2018 |
| KOSTT applied for the transmission system operator (TSO) certification by the national regulatory authority, ERO. | May 2018 |
| The transmission system operator is organising daily auctions for purchasing electricity to cover network losses. | September 2017 |
| ERO approved new transmission and distribution tariffs which are applied as of 1 April 2017. | April 2017 |
| Following the regulator's Guideline on market liberalisation (Issued 01/2017), the wholesale prices and supply prices for high voltage customers were deregulated as of 1 April 2017. | April 2017 |
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In line with the Third Energy Package provisions on protection of customers, ERO updated the rules on resolution of complaints and disputes. |
March 2017 |
| ERO, as a responsible body, adopted and published the supplier switching rules. | October 2016 |
| Latest development in regulatory authority affairs | Date |
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Following approval of supply license for new supplier HEP, national regulator approves supply license for new supplier GSA. |
November 2016 |
| Latest development in renewable energy | Date |
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| Kosovo Competition Authority (KCA) started a sector inquiry of the energy markets. | June 2019 |
| State Aid Department of the Ministry of Finance publishes “State Aid Guideline”. | January 2019 |
| Regulation of (GRK) No. 19/2018 on Procedures and Forms of State aid Notification, was approved on 71 meeting of the Government of Kosovo, with the Decision No.05/71. | October 2018 |
| Members of the State Aid Commission (SAC) were appointed following a long delay. | March 2018 |
| The Law on State Aid was amended. It transposes the State aid acquis. | January 2017 |
| Latest developments in infrastructure | Date |
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| Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 347/2013, the national competent authority was established by a decision of the Minister of Economic Development. | August 2017 |
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The Minister of Economic Development signed the administrative instruction on the promotion of joint regional investments in the energy sector, which transposed Regulation (EU) 347/2013. |
February 2017 |
Kosovo*'s energy sector
benchmark data
benchmark data
Electricity
Implementation indicators, facts and figures, retail market opening, WB6 implementation, market scheme
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Implementation by electricity indicators
Implementation by electricity indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Kosovo*: facts and figures in electricity
Description of data [unit] 2015 2016 2017 Electricity production [GWh] 5.503 5.835 5.300 Net imports [GWh] 715 632 1.242 Net exports [GWh] 628 1.121 879 Gross electricity consumption [GWh] 5.590 5.346 5.686 Losses in transmission [%] 1,29% 1,5% 1,5% Losses in distribution [%] 31,8% 29,7% 29,3% Consumption of energy sector [GWh] 112 109 96 Final consumption of electricity [GWh] 3.860 3.686 4.008 Consumption structure [GWh] / industrial, transport, services and other 1.746 1.472 1.717 Consumption structure [GWh] / households (residential customers) 2.114 2.214 2.291 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] 1.222 1.033 1.038 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / coal-fired 1.171 960 960 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / hydro, total 49,42 71,31 75,54 Horizontal transmission network [km] / substation capacity [MVA] 5.782 6.359 6.399 Horizontal transmission network [km] / number of interconnectors 7 8 Electricity customers / total 511.820 537.592 561.809 Electricity customers / non-households 76.069 80.860 82.524 Electricity customers / eligible customers under national legislation 511.820 537.592 561.809 Electricity customers / active eligible customers 0 1 3 Internal market / electricity supplied to active eligible customers [MWh] 0 92.938 427.388 Internal market / share of final consumption [%] 0,00% 2,52% 10,66%
source: Ministry for economic development -
Retail Market Opening
Retail Market Opening
Source: Ministry of Economic Development
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WB6 soft measures implementation
Kosovo*'s WB6 electricity soft measures implementation
status November 2018
source: Secretariat's WB6 Electricity Monitoring Report, 11/2018 -
Market schemes
Kosovo*'s electricity market scheme
Facts and figures
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Implementation by renewable energy indicators
Implementation by renewable energy indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Total renewable energy capacities 2017
Total Capacities of Renewable Energy 2017 (MW)
status: 1 October 2018
source: Ministry of Economic Development -
Shares of energy from renewable sources
Shares of Energy from Renewable Sources
Source: EUROSTAT and Kosovo Agency for Statistics (KAS)
Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency indicators, implementation indicators, implementation of labelling
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Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Energy efficiency indicators
Energy Efficiency Indicators
Source: EUROSTAT 2018 data and Contracting Party's Annual Reports under Directive 2012/27/EU
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Implementation of labelling Directive
Implementation of Energy Efficiency Product Regulation Overview
Source: multiple sources of data (EECG reports, NEEAPs etc.), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Implementation by environment indicators
Implementation by environment indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Implementation under LCP Directive
Installations Under the Large Combustion Plants Directive
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Implementation by infrastructure indicators
Implementation by infrastructure indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Implementation under LCP Directive
Installations Under the Large Combustion Plants Directive
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Implementation by climate indicators
Implementation by climate indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Implementation under LCP Directive
Installations Under the Large Combustion Plants Directive
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Competition Authority
Institutional setup and implementation of the Competition Authority
status: 1 September 2018
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
State Aid Authority
Institutional setup and implementation of the State Aid Authority
status: 1 September 2018
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Regulatory authority
Institutional setup and implementation of the National Energy Regulatory Authority
