THE STATE OF THE ELECTRICAL SECTOR IN REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO: CASE OF STUDY

Session

Energy Efficiency Engineering

Description

Electricity is considered a necessary good for the economic development of a country. Strengthening the electricity sector in particular and the energy sector in general is a priority of each country that aims at meaningfull economic development and the well-being of citizens.

The recent crisis with the high prices of electricity in the international markets has made all the countries that do not fulfill the local consumption, as a result of the limited capacities of electricity production, to reflect, in this group of countries also Kosovo is included as a country with almost the smallest power system in Europe. Kosovo is considered an electric energy system that has reached the peak load of approximately 1.4 [GWh] in 2021, compared to the national production it turns out that almost 50% of this peak load must be imported in order to meet the rate. In addition to the almost centralized production of electricity from thermal power plants, which use coal as a source of energy, Kosovo does not have enough diversity in the use of other sources for the production of electricity. These two (2) main problems and the ambiguity in the objectives of the state institutions for the exact definition of future steps, has caused the electricity sector to find itself in the deepest crisis since the post-war of 1999.

The scientific paper will mainly be based on the explanation and comparison of the existing conditions of the electrical energy systems of the Western Balkan countries such as:

  • Albania;

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina;

  • Kosovo;

  • North Macedonia;

  • Serbia;

  • Montenegro;

The current situation and development trends in these countries will be discussed, comparing each other, but with special emphasis the current situation and development trends in the Republic of Kosovo will be analyzed, both from the aspect of legal infrastructure, policies and technical capacities of the use of resources, whether renewable or non-renewable. The scientific paper aims to clearly reflect the problem faced by the electricity sector in the Western Balkans, it will mainly be concentrated in the Republic of Kosovo, considering that such a paper will help as a reference for other studies that may arise in this field.

Keywords:

Electricity, Republic of Kosovo, power system, production, consumption, load, energy market, renewable resources, non-renewable resources, thermal power plant.

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-50-5

Location

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Start Date

29-10-2022 12:00 AM

End Date

30-10-2022 12:00 AM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.144

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THE STATE OF THE ELECTRICAL SECTOR IN REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO: CASE OF STUDY

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Electricity is considered a necessary good for the economic development of a country. Strengthening the electricity sector in particular and the energy sector in general is a priority of each country that aims at meaningfull economic development and the well-being of citizens.

The recent crisis with the high prices of electricity in the international markets has made all the countries that do not fulfill the local consumption, as a result of the limited capacities of electricity production, to reflect, in this group of countries also Kosovo is included as a country with almost the smallest power system in Europe. Kosovo is considered an electric energy system that has reached the peak load of approximately 1.4 [GWh] in 2021, compared to the national production it turns out that almost 50% of this peak load must be imported in order to meet the rate. In addition to the almost centralized production of electricity from thermal power plants, which use coal as a source of energy, Kosovo does not have enough diversity in the use of other sources for the production of electricity. These two (2) main problems and the ambiguity in the objectives of the state institutions for the exact definition of future steps, has caused the electricity sector to find itself in the deepest crisis since the post-war of 1999.

The scientific paper will mainly be based on the explanation and comparison of the existing conditions of the electrical energy systems of the Western Balkan countries such as:

  • Albania;

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina;

  • Kosovo;

  • North Macedonia;

  • Serbia;

  • Montenegro;

The current situation and development trends in these countries will be discussed, comparing each other, but with special emphasis the current situation and development trends in the Republic of Kosovo will be analyzed, both from the aspect of legal infrastructure, policies and technical capacities of the use of resources, whether renewable or non-renewable. The scientific paper aims to clearly reflect the problem faced by the electricity sector in the Western Balkans, it will mainly be concentrated in the Republic of Kosovo, considering that such a paper will help as a reference for other studies that may arise in this field.