There will be no cancellation, postponement, or suspension of the Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE) decision to forcibly transfer 1,300 domestic manufacturing businesses into the so-called “free market” for electricity supply.
Although the Commercial Court’s First Instance had initially ruled the move unlawful, the Second Instance sided with ZRRE, allowing the plan to proceed.
The First Instance had determined that ZRRE acted illegally by removing businesses from the universal electricity supply service—placing them into a market with prices four to five times higher—without meeting the legal conditions for creating a genuine free market.
However, in its latest ruling, the Second Instance approved ZRRE’s appeal, annulling the First Instance decision and rejecting the request to delay enforcement of Decision No. 272/23 (dated April 5, 2025) and the related notice (dated March 12, 2025).
The official ruling states:
“The appeal of the defendant, the Energy Regulatory Office (ZRRE), with headquarters in Pristina, is approved as founded. Point IV of Judgment K.A.nr.301/25, dated July 29, 2025, of the Commercial Court of Kosovo – First Instance Chambers – Administrative Department, is amended as follows: The request of the plaintiff… with headquarters in Pristina, for the postponement of the execution of Decision No. 272/23, dated April 5, 2025, and the notice dated March 12, 2025, issued by ZRRE, is rejected as unfounded.”
This decision means the mandatory transfer of 1,300 manufacturing companies to the free market will proceed immediately, despite ongoing criticism from affected businesses and industry associations.
