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ANNUAL REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACQUIS UNDER THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE ENERGY COMMUNITY

Total annual consumption of electricity in UNMIK is around 5 TWh (2008) with an average annual growth of 8%. This
consumption figure includes a high level of losses which amount to 4.56% in the transmission and 42.8% in the distribution network (2008). The two domestic lignite-fired power plant units generate about 900 MW effective net capacity providing close to 98% of the indigenous electricity generation, which in turn covers almost 92% of the total net consumption. Maximum cross-border transmission capacity (NTC) is in the order of 1,400 MW. The missing less than 10% of the consumption is covered by imports. The demand, however, is not fully satisfied – there is regular load shedding through a collection-sensitive reduction scheme periodically updated by the national regulatory authority ERO. In addition, 330 kWh per month are subsidized by the government for 32,000 socially vulnerable households.