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The Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) is an independent
regulatory agency A regulatory agency (regulatory body, regulator) or independent agency (independent regulatory agency) is a government authority that is responsible for exercising autonomous dominion over some area of human activity in a licensing and regulatin ...
which sets the regulatory framework founded on the principles of free trade in Kosovo.


Functions

The energy price is determined by different factors: operative cost, maintenance cost, import and other factors. The decrease of commercial and technical losses would affect positively in the tariffs of energy in Kosovo. Factors that have kept the low prizes until now are: foreign investments as grants, government subsidies, the lack of investments for
environment protection Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair dam ...
and inexpensive labor force. Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) generating about 97% of the energy has the monopoly of market. ERO has the jurisdiction of setting tariffs for energy services.


See also

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Electrical energy in Kosovo The electricity sector of Kosovo relies on coal-fired power plants (92% as of 2023) and is considered one of the sectors with the greatest potential of development. The inherited issues after the war in Kosovo and the transition period have had an ...


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* {{Government of Kosovo Electric power companies of Kosovo Government of Kosovo