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Kosovo has become an independent energy entity within the European Energy Network. Kosovo operator KOSTT previously announced that it will go into effect today. The public company Elektromreža Srbije announces that the “Valač” substation in the north of Kosovo is still part of it. They all tell their own story and none of the officials say what awaits the citizens of northern Kosovo.
As Belgrade and Pristina scream, down the cable, low high voltage, the citizens of northern Kosovo do not know if, when and to whom they will start paying for electricity. This question has plagued them for the past twenty years.
Will we receive electricity bills and perhaps the most important question is whether we will have to pay electricity bills retroactively because I would like to remind you that the vast majority of citizens have not paid electricity for years, practically since the end of war. Citizens do not know exactly what is happening. I would blame the Pristina and Belgrade sides, because nobody informed the citizens what to expect today, what does that mean in practice, “asked the journalist from the Kossev portal, Milica Andrić.
And what has changed today? Serbia cannot send electricity to Valac, a transformer station in the municipality of Zvecan, without consulting with KOSTT, because it does not have any rights under the regulations of the European Energy Grid (ENTSO-E), explains Dragisa Mijacic.
“Until now, Serbia could send electricity to Valcea and distribute that electricity in the northern parts of Kosovo. Now that is no longer possible. I do not believe, in these winter days, that no one leaves citizens without electricity,” he added. add coordinator Working groups for Chapter 35 of the National Convention of the European Union.
All this is not a surprise to those who read what Serbia has signed.
Serbia has assumed a number of obligations in the field of energy by signing the 2013 agreement. Therefore, it was agreed that the Kosovo operator will be recognized for the entire territory of Kosovo and that the Serbian Power Grids will provide support so that the Kosovo operator becomes a member of the European network. It was also agreed to establish the companies Elektrosever and EPS Tr Herzegovina, which would operate in accordance with the laws of Kosovo. The workers of the current Elektrokosmet, a Serbian company, should start working in a new company, one in Kosovo. The Kosovo operator should connect the transmission line to Valac, in northern Kosovo, with instructions from the Kosovo Dispatch Center.
Some of the agreement has been implemented and the government office says that citizens will not be left without electricity.
“They are also refusing to register these subsidiaries. So for us, until those two subsidiaries are formed, there is absolutely no reason to change anything on the ground when it comes to electricity supply,” emphasizes Petar Petković, director. Offices for Kosovo and Metohija.
Elektrosever already exists in the Kosovo business register, but does not have a license to distribute and sell electricity.
“Pristina sees the Brussels agreement differently and is willing to grant only one license for power distribution, and that is where the problem arises,” says Milica Andrić.
And while we are in contact with the north of Kosovo, it disappeared and in a few minutes the electricity arrived. No one explains whether northern Kosovo will have a regular supply and how much it will cost.
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