• Established in 2004, currently there are 27 staff members
• Mr. Ali Hamiti was appointed Chairman in 2007.
• The Board of ERO is comprised of five members. The term for appointed members is 5 years. The Chairman of the Board is representing the Energy Regulatory Office before third parties.
• ERO of UNMIK consists of 4 departments as follows:
• Legal and Licensing Department;
• Consumer Protection Department;
• Energy Supply and Market Structure Department;
• Pricing and Tariffs Department

All departments are supported by Technical Advisory Group and Administration Office.

• Kosovo Power Corporation (KEK) J.S.C; is a vertically-integrated publicly-owned enterprises. As integral parts of KEK were four core businesses: lignite mines, power generation, distribution network and supply. Government has also initiated the process of privatization of the Distribution and Supply, therefore at the first stage has started the legal unbundling and creation of the new legal entity, and in the next stage will be privatization of that new legal entity. The finalization of the process is expected by the end of 2011.
• By the decision of the Government issued on June 2006 the Transmission System Operator and Market Operator (KOSTT J.S.C) is already legally unbundled from vertically-integrated publicly-owned enterprise KEK.
• KOST J.S.C is observer of Regional Group of SEE under Market Committee of ENTSO-E, and is in the negotiation process for application to become a member of ENTSO- E.
• Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) is completely autonomous from any Governmental Department to exercise economic regulation in the energy sector (Electricity, District Heating and Natural Gas) and defined its executive powers, duties and functions, primarily amongst which are: the conditions and criteria for issuing licenses to carry out energy activities; the procedures for granting authorizations for the construction of new generating capacities, gas networks, direct lines and direct pipelines, the criteria for regulating network and public supply prices and approving tariffs; the conditions of energy supply; monitoring the effective unbundling and development of competition in the energy sector; costumer protection, etc.
• Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM) among others is responsible for energy sector strategy and policy (preparation and implementation), coordination of donors and attraction of investments, representing “State Energy Authority” according to MoU on REM;
• Independent Commission for Mines and Minerals (ICMM) – representing “Independent Regulatory Agency” in the Mining sector;

• Law on Energy, Law on Electricity and Law on Energy Regulator are amended, and are approved by Parliament.
• The regulatory framework for the RES is finalized, and is approved by ERO.
• The feed-in tariffs for generation of electric energy from small hydro generators and from wind are already set.
• A new Market Model design is in finalization phase of development.
• “Transmission Development Plan 2010-2019” is approved by ERO.
• Approval of proposed new retail tariffs of KEK JSC for the year 2011is in process
• Approval of proposed the transmission tariffs for KOSTT for the year 2011 is in process.
• The Supply and Service Quality Standards are approved by ERO.
• ERO has approved amendments of some parts of Grid Codes and Metering Codes.
• The Tariff Methodology for Connection on Transmission Network of KOSTT JSC is amended, and approved by ERO.
• The tendering procedure for construction of new PP “Kosova e Re” is in the process.
• The tendering process for privatization of Distribution and Supply is in the process.
• ERO has approved Code for Wind Powered Generating Stations

Hamdi Mramori Street No 1, 10000 Prishtina – Kosovo,
Tel.: (381 38) 247 – 615 ext. 101, Fax: (381 38) 247 620
Internet: http://www.ero-ks.org;
http://www.erranet.org/AboutUs/Members/Profiles/AssociateMembers