Kosovo Emergency Energy Storage Power Supply

Are energy shocks affecting households in Kosovo?

In Kosovo, a distributional impact assessment of energy shocks was done, and a review of the proposed vulnerable consumer program, supported under the DPL. The relatively high spending on energy made households in the region particularly vulnerable to tariff increases.

What did the TA provide to North Macedonia and Kosovo?

The TA provided to North Macedonia comprised a report on energy subsidies, which also included an assessment and recommendations related to vulnerable consumers in the energy sector. In Kosovo, a distributional impact assessment of energy shocks was done, and a review of the proposed vulnerable consumer program, supported under the DPL.

What is the Western Balkans 6 energy crisis response Pasa?

The "Western Balkans Six Energy Crisis Response PASA” (P179826) was approved in November 2022 with the development objective to ‘support design and implementation of medium- to long-term strategies to ensure energy security and resilience while meeting the decarbonization and sustainability objectives in the six Western Balkan countries’.

What is the energy support package for the Western Balkans?

At the Berlin Process Summit on November 3, 2022, the European Commission announced a €1 billion Energy Support Package for the Western Balkans to address the region's immediate and longer-term energy needs amid the 2022/23 energy crisis.