The Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) today approved a 16.1 percent tariff for electricity prices.

At the Board meeting, five ERO board members voted on this point.

Meanwhile, Board members stated that the approval of these tariffs is necessary to ensure electricity, reports KosovaPress.

The Chairman of the Board at ERO, Ymer Zejnullahu, said that household consumers and small businesses, with a turnover of less than 10 million euros and fewer than 50 employees, are the two categories that can be supplied with these tariffs from May 1 to March 31, 2026.

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The Energy Regulatory Office of Kosovo announced on Friday, April 11, that the average tariff increase for all categories of consumers based on the Maximum Allowed Revenues is around 16%, KosovaPress reports. Kosovo citizens will pay 16 percent more for electricity from May. This was stated by the Chairman of the ERO Board, Ymer Fejzullahu.

The increase in the price of electricity has caused numerous reactions from businesses, political entities, and citizens, and there were even protests.

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On Friday, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry again called on the ERO not to increase the price of electricity. On the day when the Energy Regulatory Office held a meeting to decide on this issue, the director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kushtrim Ahmeti, said that the increase in the price of electricity at this time endangers jobs. In addition, concerns were also raised about the rapid process of liberalizing the energy market in Kosovo, for which it was requested that the parliament deal with this issue.

Businesses and citizens, it was said at the press conference, should not have to pay for the failures of institutions.

While the Kosovo Presidency opposed ERO's proposal, the Ministry of Economy said that the increase should not affect households consuming less than 800 kWh.

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