Kosovo
Kosovo’s National Emissions Reduction Plan (NERP) covers two coal-fired power plants (five units). The year 2023 marked the first time since 2018 that Kosovo was no longer in breach of the ceilings for all three pollutants, but ‘only’ those for dust and NOx.
SO2 emissions were at their lowest since 2018, at 10,495 tonnes – just 400 tonnes below the ceiling.
Dust emissions have always been the country’s biggest problem, but in 2023 they increased by 12 per cent compared to the previous year. Kosova B’s two units alone breached the national dust ceiling in 2023 by almost four times, releasing a total of 5,934 tonnes of dust into the atmosphere. Unit B2 alone emitted 9.15 times as much as its individual ceiling, making it the country’s worst emitter.
Kosovo’s NOx emissions dropped significantly compared to the previous years, to a historical low of 14,851 tonnes. As the ceiling for NOx also decreased considerably, the country nevertheless stands out regionally for the highest breach of its NOx ceiling – 2.73 times as much as allowed.
The country was found in breach of the Treaty by the Ministerial Council in December 2023, for failing to meet any of its NERP ceilings in 2021.
Power plants in Kosovo
