What is Kosovo's Electricity Supply Chain?

Kosovo’s electricity supply chain (ESC) includes both public and private firms. Electricity production is dominated by a publicly owned enterprise (POE), Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK), Sources: Kosovo authorities and IMF staff calculations. Note: KOS A and KOS B refer to state-owned coal-based generation plants (“Kosova A and B”).

Does Kosovo need a stable base-load power supply?

Electricity consumption and peak demand in Kosovo grew more than 90 percent between 2000 and 2010, stabilized from 2011 to 2018, but increased by another 20 percent from 2018 to 2021. There is a vital need for stable, base-load power generation in Kosovo that can meet demand.

Does Kosovo need a power plant?

Kosovo has one of the world’s largest lignite-coal reserves and it remains dependent on two depreciated and inefficient Yugoslav-era power plants which do not meet Kosovo’s energy needs.

Who owns electricity distribution services in Kosovo?

Electricity Distribution Services in Kosovo (KEDS, a privately-owned firm) oversees distribution. The same firm owns KESCO (Kosovo Electricity Supply Hours Sources: Kosovo authorities and IMF staff calculations. 5. More than 20 percent of Kosovo’s electricity consumption is either not billed or billed but not collected.

How much energy does Kosovo import in 2022?

Kosovo’s net energy imports are projected to have reached 12.5 percent of GDP in 2022, up 3.5 percentage points (pp) with respect to 2021, despite a 35 percent decrease in electricity imports and 5 percent decrease in fuel imports. 4. Kosovo’s electricity supply chain (ESC) includes both public and private firms.

Does Kosovo have a power shortage?

There is a vital need for stable, base-load power generation in Kosovo that can meet demand. Power shortages and outages have grown less frequent but can still occur when generation and import capacity do not meet demand or when there is a service failure at one of Kosovo’s outdated power plants.