TY - BOOK ID - 134186947 TI - Kosovo’s Electricity Sector Challenges and Opportunities : Republic of Kosovo AU - Di Bella, Gabriel. AU - Thaci, Selim. PY - 2023 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Money and Monetary Policy KW - International Economics KW - Investments: Energy KW - Industries: Energy KW - Taxation KW - Public Finance KW - Exports and Imports KW - Monetary Policy KW - International Agreements and Observance KW - International Organizations KW - Energy: Demand and Supply KW - Prices KW - Alternative Energy Sources KW - Energy and the Macroeconomy KW - Energy: Government Policy KW - Energy Forecasting KW - Electric Utilities KW - Hydrocarbon Resources KW - Trade Policy KW - International Trade Organizations KW - Trade: General KW - Monetary economics KW - International institutions KW - Investment & securities KW - Petroleum, oil & gas industries KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Energy industries & utilities KW - International economics KW - Monetary policy KW - International organization KW - Commodities KW - Economic sectors KW - Taxes KW - Expenditure KW - International trade KW - International agencies KW - Electric utilities KW - Gas industry KW - Tariff KW - Expenditures, Public KW - Kosovo, Republic of UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134186947 AB - Since the start of the war in Ukraine, electricity prices in Europe have increased and become more volatile. This coupled with unreliable domestic electricity supply has led to significant stress for Kosovo’s energy sector and budget. This paper presents several scenarios characterized by alternative assumptions for European electricity prices and domestic electricity production in 2023 in order to gauge their potential impact on the budget and the economy. It also discusses the medium-term benefits, including in terms of increased energy security and reduced emissions and pollution, of diversifying domestic electricity generation away from lignite. ER -