Agreement on Kosova e Re in violation of Energy Community rules
The Secretariat reminds that it shared its prima facie concerns with the Government by letter of March 22, 2018.
– The concerns relate to the contractual framework for the operation of the planned power plant, and most notably the power purchase agreement signed in December 2017. The Secretariat believes that several elements of the contracts signed constitute State aid – the Secretariat says and adds that it will continue the discussions on the contractual framework applying to the Kosova e Re project with the Kosovo authorities.
The Secretariat reminds that State aid is prohibited under Energy Community Law. In the Secretariat’s preliminary view, ContourGlobal is shielded from commercial risks such as the production risk, the market risk, the operational risk, regulatory and tax risks, credit risk etc.
– Instead, the risks are borne by the government of Kosovo through its public company – and ultimately translate into costs for suppliers and customers or direct and continuous subsidies by the Government – while ContourGlobal enjoys a guaranteed and risk-free profit – the Secretariat points out.
Other potentially critical elements in the set of contracts concluded in December 2017 include exemptions from taxes and customs duties, state guarantees, and the transfer/lease of land below market price.
Let us remind that the Government of Kosovo has reached an agreement on the construction of the new TPP Kosova e Re (Novo Kosovo), in which several billion euros will be invested.
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