Faruk Serdarevic - Chief of Party
Ceia Whitaker - Deputy Chief of Party
REPOWER – KOSOVO
AECOM International Development
KOSOVO POWER SECTOR KEY ISSUES
MILESTONES ACHIEVED AND
CHALLENGES GOING FORWARD
Pristina, 18 April 2017
CONTENTS
1. Results achieved in the last 12 months
2. Main ongoing and future challenges
The set of:
- technologies,
- physical infrastructure,
- institutions,
- policies and
- practices
located in and associated with the Kosovo which enable
energy services to be delivered to Kosovo
consumers.
The system does not serve the system participants.
It serves the system’s end users.
KOSOVO ENERGY SYSTEM
KOSOVO POWER SECTOR - KEY ISSUES IN 2016
Legislation/Regulation
Energy Community Treaty
• Third Energy Package
• Western Balkans Six (WB6)
Security of Supply
Kosovo Energy Strategy
CRITICAL
REQUIRED
5
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
• Energy Strategy development and adoption by
Government
• Adoption of set of new energy laws in line with
3rd Energy package
• Initiation of wholesale and retail markets
phased liberalization process
• Two new suppliers licensed by ERO
6
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS
• 400 kV line commissioned between Kosovo
and Albania
• Agreement reached on market integration
with Albania –APEX establishment
• Progress on development of the new RES
legislative package for further RES projects
promotion including establishment of RES
One Stop Shop
7
ONGOING CHALLENGES
CRITICAL
REQUIRED
Security of Supply (import/export
issues, generation adequacy)
Implementation of actions for meeting
objectives set in the Energy Strategy
‒ TPP New Kosovo construction
‒ TPP Kosovo B rehabilitation
‒ TPP Kosovo A decommissioning
‒ System reserve issues
‒ Kosovo cross-border lines control
8
ONGOING CHALLENGES
CRITICAL
REQUIRED‒ Albania-Kosovo electricity market
integration
(Phase I: Day-ahead-market through Power
Exchange (APEX) integration)
‒ Unbundling of KEK – ensure mine
sustainability and non-discriminatory and
transparent third party access to fuel
9
ONGOING CHALLENGES
KOSTT membership in ENTSO-e
‒ EMS (Serbian TSO) controls all Kosovo cross-
border lines (annual direct loss of ~20
mil.€/year)
‒ KOSTT’s Connection Agreement with
ENTSO-E (European Network of Transmission
System Operators for Electricity) not
implemented since Oct 1, 2015 (due to the
political obstacles)
10
ONGOING CHALLENGES
CRITICAL
REQUIRED
TPP New Kosovo agreements
‒ Securing commercial and financial close
‒ TPP New Kosovo offtake arrangements
(including adjustment of market design) and
Lignite Supply Agreement
‒ Major impact on future electricity market
‒ On generation concentration
‒ On wholesale liquidity
11
ONGOING CHALLENGES
CRITICAL
REQUIRED
Retail market
‒ Appoint the Supplier of Last Resort
‒ Closely monitor new entry into newly
competitive non-USS sector
‒ Confirm arrangements for second tranche of
liberalization (1 April 2018)
‒ Enhance protection for vulnerable customers
12
ONGOING CHALLENGES
CRITICAL
REQUIRED
- Certification of KOSTT J.S.C. as unbundled
TSO
- Complete streamlining of administrative
procedures for RES and get OSS fully
operational
- Implement energy efficiency legislation and
strengthen institutional arrangements
- Association of Women in the Energy Sector
to empower women in the energy sector
13
CRITICAL
REQUIRED
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