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foresee a full decarbonisation despite [our] coal [reserves],” Murati added.
The government is currently working on finalising its energy strategy, and as well as a state investment aimed at creating an environment and mecha- nisms to unlock potential investment from the private sector as well.
Speaking via video link, Rizvanolli outlined the 2022-31 national energy strategy: Pristina’s vision is for decarbonisation, security of supply, affordability and regional market integration as the country leapfrogs from lignite to renewables. Overall, Pristina aims to have over 1,400 MW of wind and solar combined by 2031.
There is a long way to go, even though two EBRD-financed wind farms have already added more than 15% to the generation capacity of Kosovo’s grid.
“We rely quite heavily on electricity generation from two old coal-fired power plants. There is a limited contribution from renewable energy; only 12% of consumption,” Rizvanolli said. In addition, she pointed to the low energy efficiency in consumption and high energy poverty at around
30%, even though tariffs are the second-lowest in Europe. Taken all together, this makes it a “daunting challenge to integrate more renewables”, she commented.
Unlike in neighbours such as Albania, Kosovo’s water resources are limited. It is therefore turning to innovative ideas such as building energy storage capacity to enable the integration of significant renewable energy sources into the national power system.
According to Rizvanolli, energy efficiency is another top priority, as a lot of the power that is produced
achievable”, noting that the country “has many friends and supporters”.
However, aside from IFIs and donors, Taylor noted that Kosovo needs more private sector investors. “Energy intensity is four times the EU average, so there is a huge amount to do on both the supply and demand sides,” he said.
However, he added, “We are fast approaching a tipping point in green transition with a huge range of investments as well as jobs in the sector, which bodes well for Kosovo’s young population.”
“We rely quite heavily on electricity generation from two old coal-fired power plants. There is a limited contribution from renewable energy; only 12% of consumption”
is lost due, for example, to the lack of proper insulation in buildings.
The EBRD’s head of Kosovo, Neil Taylor, called the plan to expand capacity to 1,400 MW “ambitious but
At the conference, the EBRD and the Kosovan government signed a new agreement on energy efficiency in public buildings in the country’s second city, Prizren. This comprises a €5mn EBRD loan plus a €1mn grant from the EU.
Auto components manufacturing starts shift from war-afflicted Emerging Europe to North Africa
Clare Nuttall in Marrakesh
Manufacturing of cable harnesses and other critical automotive components is being shifted from Emerging Europe to North Africa due to supply chain disruptions related to the war in Ukraine, a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) banker said on May 11.
EBRD senior banker Milton Stefani said that supply chain disruptions have
affected the industry in CEE, which relies on companies active mainly in western Ukraine that are manufacturing products for the car industry.
“This has also caused problems for the production of cars in Western Europe,” he said in response to a question from bne IntelliNews at the EBRD annual meeting in Marrakesh. On the other
hand, he added, “Morocco and Tunisia benefit from the situation. Some production has been transferred or
is to be transferred to Morocco and Tunisia, including of cable harnesses that are produced in Ukraine. "
According to Stefani, OEMs have asked manufacturers of cable harnesses to move to safer locations. "Morocco and Tunisia are traditional
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