Energy crisis in Kosovo and the urgent need to include non-majority communities in the Government’s call for energy efficiency subsidies​

Energy crisis in Kosovo and the urgent need to include non-majority communities in the Government’s call for energy efficiency subsidies

ECMI Kosovo’s October 2022 analysis of Ministry of Economy data found that around 2% of first-stage applicants for energy efficiency subsidies came from non-majority communities.

Therefore, for a comprehensive financial scheme, the ECMI Kosova invites the Ministry of Economy to allocate funds into the minority quota system and cooperate closely with CSOs representing minority rights to:

– Ensure that the call is disseminated to all citizens, including non-majority communities living in rural areas;

– Ensure all information is provided in the language spoken by non-majority communities;

– Ensure that applicants have the necessary IT support during the application process;

– To transfer the value of the subsidy prior to the purchase of the equipment for the applicants who are beneficiaries of the social assistance scheme.

Please read the full report in English, Albanian and Serbian.