Energy strategies in Kosovo and the achievements in the field of Energy

• Author: Valdet Gashi
• Pages: 74-80

Vol. 3 No. 2

June, 2019

European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

ISSN 2519-1284

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

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Energy strategies in Kosovo and the achievements in the fi eld of Energy

PhD (C.) Valdet Gashi

The paper deals with energy management, strategy implementation and achievements

in the country's energy independence (Kosovo), their energy impacts (and their

refl ections in other areas).

The purpose and importance of the paper

The purpose of this paper is to make an assessment of the current energy situation

in Kosovo and the region, taking into account energy and its resources, energy

consumption in general. What is the impact on the current cost of electricity with

and without the application of the strategies, how much is the energy e ciency and

energy management applicable, as well as the achievements that follow upon their

application.

Measures foreseen under the Strategies and Energy E ciency are considered as

measures that will impact the improvement of the quality of energy services. Another

element is the treatment and use of renewable resources that will signifi cantly reduce

electricity costs and dust emissions will be reduced by more than 90%, those of SOx

and NOx by around 70% and there will be no increase in emissions of carbon dioxide

per unit of electricity produced.

All the issues mentioned above are addressed in the strategies 2009/2018 and

2018/2027 as indispensable criteria towards the current directives and regulations

(energy legislation).

Methodology of the Paper

• primary/secondary data research,

• scientifi c material.

Topic nature

The topic has a technical character and is based on local literature and the literature of

the states that have applied energy e ciency measures alongside the emerging and

applied strategies (their achievements).

What is the impact of strategies in reducing energy consumption (applying the

measures deriving from them)?

The main argument is the challenges of Kosovo in the energy sector and of IT

innovations in the energy fi eld, because the country is relying on lignite fi red

power plants for electricity generation. The development of a database on energy

consumption in public institutions on the household sector, industry sector, service

sector and transport sector would enable the identifi cation of energy consumption

and the creation of a monitoring process in order to plan and implement cost-e ective

energy e ciency measures.