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In Kosovo, the old electricity tariffs are expected to be restored, after the Kosovo Court of Appeals upheld a decision of the Basic in Prishtina that suspended the decision of the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO), for the new tariffs. The appeal was decided after ERO’s complaint, saying that it was unfounded.
“The Court of Appeals found that the court of first instance correctly established the factual situation and correctly applied the procedural and material provisions in the case of approving the claim of the plaintiff, by which it requested the postponement of the execution of the decision of the respondent ERO. -së ”, said in a press release of the Court of Appeals.
The Basic Court in Prishtina on April 9 had taken the decision to suspend ERO’s decision on energy prices, but despite this, the citizens of Kosovo in April were billed with increased prices.
But, ERO, referring to the Law on Administrative Disputes, had said that “the decision of the first instance is not final and is practically not final and enforceable.” Following the decision of the Court of Appeals, ERO officials told Radio Free Europe that this decision will be implemented.
The process in court to suspend the decision to increase the price of electricity has started after the lawsuit filed by the Democratic Party of Kosovo, arguing that the increase in energy “harms citizens.”
The new electricity tariffs approved by ERO, entered into force on February 9 and were scheduled to be valid until March 31, 2023.
As reported, about 20 percent of consumers in Kosovo consume more than 800 kilowatts of electricity per month and, consequently, pay more.
During expensive tariffs, citizens who spend over 800 kilowatts pay 12.5 cents per kilowatt, while during low tariffs 5.9 cents.
For those who do not consume more than 800 kilowatts, the price of electricity has not changed; so they continue to pay 7 cents per kilowatt at expensive tariffs and 3 cents at cheap tariffs. The free electricity tariff in Kosovo is valid from October 1 to March 31, from 22:00 to 7 o’clock in the morning.
From April 1 to September 30, the free fee is valid from 23:00 until 8 am. The citizens of Kosovo in the last two months have been billed with new electricity prices.
The MP of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Avdullah Hoti, says that now, after the decision of the Court of Appeals, ERO must take the necessary decisions on how the citizens will be compensated.
“Now it is important for the relevant institutions to create legal clarity on how citizens will be compensated for increased payments of energy bills.” Hoti wrote on the social network Facebook.
ERO has taken the decision to increase the price of electricity after the increase of gas prices worldwide. Given the fact that Kosovo does not produce enough electricity, it has been forced to import electricity at more expensive prices and this is then reflected in the new bills for citizens./REL
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