Coal burns while plans for gas remain in the air
Kosovo still lacks a clear vision for gas in its energy system.
What role would gas have in Kosovo's Energy Strategy?
Gas also comes with a climate cost.
"The role of gas should not be determined by political debate, but by the real needs of the energy system."
Arven Syla"The debate should shift from 'are we for or against gas?' to what energy system problem we are trying to solve and what alternatives we have."
Arven SylaGas appears as an option to be examined, but not as a planned part of the energy transition
Pollution caused by this plant had also alarmed the Yugoslav Institute of Health, which had called for measures to control pollution or for its complete shutdown.
Without carbon capture and storage, emissions end up in the atmosphere and the project risks prolonging dependence on coal for decades.
The U.S. warned Kosovo risks being left out of the regional LNG infrastructure being built.
The acting government, meanwhile, has still not answered the key question: what role will gas have in Kosovo's energy strategy?
Uran Haxha
Uran Haxha is a journalist at K2.0 and the host of the show “Pak ma Drejt” on Paper Radio. He’s covered economic issues and human interest stories for a number of Kosovo media outlets. He studied marketing and management.
This story was originally written in Albanian.