{"id":111764,"date":"2025-01-13T14:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kosovotwopointzero.com\/siguria-energjetike-zotimet-e-partive-politike\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T14:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:08:26","slug":"energy-security-political-party-pledges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.kosovotwopointzero.com\/en\/energy-security-political-party-pledges\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy security: political party pledges"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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K2.0 analyzes election programs.<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The energy sector in Kosovo\u2019s insecurity resurfaced as an issue in late 2024 and early 2025, when electricity outages returned.<\/span><\/p>

While this discussion became more heated recently, it persisted throughout 2024 due to electricity reductions during the summer, when energy consumption rose significantly compared to previous years.<\/span><\/p>

The Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEC) remains central to discussions about the security of electricity supply, as it provides approximately 90% of the country\u2019s electricity generation capacity. Renewable energy sources, however, account for only 12% of energy consumption. As a result, thermal power plants, despite their significant pollution, remain the backbone of Kosovo\u2019s energy supply.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

And when these two energy sources are not enough, especially during the winter season, importing electricity is inevitable to cover consumption \u2014 in December 2024, it covered half of consumption. Unpredictable fluctuations in the international energy market drove up the cost of imported electricity, creating challenges for maintaining a stable supply. From December 1 to 26, 2024, 35 million euros\u2019 worth of energy was imported.<\/span><\/p>

Since the post-war period, there have been no significant investments to enable the country to generate reliable energy. Over the past two decades, various plans to address this issue have circulated through different governments, but none have been implemented.<\/span><\/p>

From the early 2000s until 2021, successive governments included plans for a new power plant \u2014 sometimes called \u201cKosova C\u201d and other times \u201cNew Kosovo\u201d \u2014 in their programs. However, each government failed to implement the project. During this period, international institutions like the World Bank, which initially financed the project, continued to support coal energy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

In 2018, the World Bank withdrew its support, shifting its focus toward green energy. After years of debates, the <\/span>British electricity generation company Contour Global, which had been contracted for the New Kosovo project, withdrew<\/span><\/a> in 2021. Contour Global also sued Kosovo, citing<\/span> non-compliance with contractual conditions<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

Another option was to build a gas power plant and connect it to the gas pipeline in North Macedonia. However, in 2021, the Vet\u00ebvendosje (VV)-led Kosovo government\u00a0 withdrew from this project, citing its economically unfavorable conditions.<\/span><\/p>

In the lead up to the 2025 general elections, K2.0 analyzed the plans of the three largest political entities: the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), which is competing in coalition with the Social Democratic Initiative, the E-30 Intellectual Forum Party and the Conservative List.<\/span><\/p>

VV has not yet published its election program. As a result, K2.0 analyzed the steps it has taken while governing the country over the past four years to assess what another mandate could entail if they secure one<\/span><\/p>

VV’s orientation in the last four years<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Vet\u00ebvendosje outlined<\/span> its energy strategy for 2021-2023. The strategy <\/span>excludes plans for new coal or natural gas-based energy generators and commits to achieving full decarbonization by 2050.<\/span><\/a><\/p>

The National Climate and Energy Plan (NCEP) in Kosovo is currently in draft form. The Ministerial Council of the Energy Community, an international organization that unites the EU and aspiring member states to create an integrated pan-European energy market, requested the plan which outlines that coal-based energy will dominate until 2040, with no specific phase-out date.. Nonetheless, the current government aims to increase the share of renewable energy sources (RES) to 32% by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How is electricity production covered and what are the goals?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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