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How does Kosovo's Energy System work?

ituation in the energy sector and the grid’s current capacityKosovo’s energy system relies vastly on lignite-fired thermal power plants (nearly 93-94%), and almost six percent of the energy production derives fro

What is the energy strategy in Kosovo?

The main policymaking document in the energy sector in Kosovo is the Energy Strat-egy (hereafter: the Strategy). The Strategy is drafted by the Ministry of Economy, covers a period of ten years and has to identify the main challenges that the sector faces and outline the policies to develop the sector.

Why is Kosovo's Energy System unflexible?

the two old lignite-fired thermal power plants for gen-eration. Thus, this high reliance on lignite power plants makes the energy system unflexible, leading to unstable security of supply, unrelia le, and dependent on imports, despite the regular restorations. Furthermore, Kosovo’s energy system also is prone to losses in the distribution sys-t

How secure is electricity supply in Kosovo?

Security of elec-tricity supply depends on a fleet of aged coal-fired power plants built between the 1960s and 1980s owned and operated by the Kosovo Energy Corporation, one of the bigest public enterprises in the country. The uptake of renewables has been slow with a limited number of support mea-sures in the last decade.

How to improve thermal energy capacity in Kosovo?

stors and securing funds to improve thermal energy capacities.Since Kosovo aims to rely vastly on RES and integrate them into the trans-mission system, the Government must enhance its current budget for incorpo-rating such RES into the system whi

What is the energy mix in Kosovo?

The oth-er generation capacities in Kosovo come from hydropower plants while renewables are less represented in the energy mix al-though their representation has been rising in the last decade. Currently, Kosovo has 137 MW installed wind capacity and 10 MW installed solar capacities.