Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti has addressed the decision by the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) to transition businesses to the free electricity market. Despite significant opposition from the business community and local companies, as well as several rulings from the Commercial Court, Kurti stated, “I don’t believe there will be problems as has been trumpeted.“
Kurti clarified that the ERO decision affects only about 1 percent of companies in the country. “This is a decision from 2016 that should have been implemented, and it concerns about 1 percent of companies that will have the opportunity to sign contracts for energy purchase. The last supplier is KEK itself, and I don’t believe there will be problems as has been trumpeted,” Kurti said in an interview on Tëvë1, as reported by KosovaPress.
Business Community’s Strong Opposition and Legal Challenges
However, regarding the annulment of ERO’s decision to enter the free energy market, KosovaPress previously obtained rulings issued by the Commercial Court of Kosovo, Department for Administrative Matters, on June 25, 2025.
Businesses are continuously filing lawsuits against the Energy Regulatory Office to overturn the decision regarding their entry into the free electricity market. The Kosovo Chamber of Economy (KCE) has announced that its office for preparing lawsuits against ERO continues to operate. According to KCE, this office was established to provide legal support to all businesses affected by this decision and is seeing high interest from companies needing assistance in preparing the necessary documentation for legal contestation.
The Kosovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry strongly maintains its declarations that the liberalization process has been accompanied by a series of procedural and substantial violations, which have also been highlighted by European institutions.
Similarly, the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo reiterates its deep concerns regarding the implementation of energy market liberalization, in light of recent court decisions that suspend the execution of ERO’s rulings.
Kosovo businesses had previously organized protests against the ERO decision, as business representatives argued that such a move would create a heavy economic burden in Kosovo.
