Study of the Energy Sector in the Progress Report for Kosovo from 2005 to 2014

This paper analyzes the energy sector, which is assessed yearly in the Progress Report, and which is also a criterion that Kosovo has to fulfill in order to become part of the Union. The paper will be structured around the points that are indicated in the Progress Report (since 2005), created by the European Commission, and the European Partnership Action Plan (EPAP), created by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo. This paper will measure the progress and the challenges of the following points: 1. Energy production and its problems – including, but not limited to, technical problems of the main producer of the energy in the country, billing and funding problems, and so on; 2. Unbundling and privatization of KEC and its assets; 3. Use of renewable energy sources – the changes that are needed to be done in legislation for creation of this kind of sources; 4. The changes needed to be done in the regulatory framework in the energy sector in order to allow more flexible trade according to EU standards and those that Kosovo has agreed to by signing the Energy Community Treaty. Moreover the developments in the making of the Law on Energy Efficiency and other laws that are related to creation of institutions and/or agencies in developing the energy sector in Kosovo. 5. The progress on drafting the adequate legislation which deals with nuclear and radiation safety and protection. Last but not least, conclusions will be drafted based on the actual situation in Kosovo