Economy
Kosovo without Kosova B’s B2 unit: Gjini warns of “energy collapse,” KEK says it returns Monday
AAK leader Ardian Gjini claims power imports cost about 27 million euros in September alone, while KEK says the fault will be fixed by Sunday evening and rejects the “collapse” narrative.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
October 24, 2026, 19:43 · Updated 18:40 · 1 min read
In brief
- Gjini: production was about 372 megawatts while demand exceeded 800 megawatts; imports could cost at least 2 million euros a day.
- The AAK said it will seek an interpellation in Parliament next week over the energy crisis.
- KEK: the B2 unit is expected back in operation Monday; a technical shutdown is not an “energy collapse.”
The shutdown of the B2 unit at the Kosova B power plant turned Saturday into a clash between the opposition and the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK). Ardian Gjini, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), told a news conference the country is in energy “collapse.”
Gjini’s figures
According to Gjini, electricity imports cost about 27 million euros in September alone. He said that as he spoke, domestic production was about 372 megawatts while demand exceeded 800 megawatts, and warned that Kosovo may be forced to import at least 2 million euros’ worth of power a day. The costs, he said, fall on citizens, either through their bills or through the budget.
Gjini accused the government of letting the tender to repair the boiler of one of the units close without a winner, which he said will force the largest unit offline again in December, January or February. He said the AAK will seek an interpellation in the Kosovo Parliament next week.
KEK’s response
KEK responded in the evening that, based on current assessments, the repair is expected to be completed by Sunday evening and the B2 unit to return to operation Monday. The corporation said technical faults can occur at any power plant, including those with newer technology.
“Presenting a controlled technical shutdown as an ‘energy collapse,’ accompanied by forecasts of losses in the millions, without verified data and analysis, does not contribute to fair and objective public information,” KEK said in its statement, promising that the public will be informed promptly when the unit returns.
