Energy and small and medium enterprises - challenges and options
Keywords:
SME, Energy, Efficiency,, Energy Intensity,, Competitiveness, Energy Efficiency Fund, Policy,, Strategy, Programme, Foreign Aid,, Opportunity,, Challenge, Options.Abstract
competitiveness of the products and services provided in the country. SOE energy expenses are high and
continue to increase with ever higher energy prices. Energy intensity in Kosovo is quite high in comparison to
other European countries. In such circumstances, it is necessary for all SMEs in Kosovo to introduce energy
saving measures which will increase energy efficiency.
Successful implementation of efficiency measures in the SME sector requires further improvement of policies,
adequate institutional development and compilation of relevant support programs by local institutions. Your
support represents a key element in the process of improving energy efficiency (EE) in the SME sector. Foreign
donors are inclined to assist in improving EE; therefore, this represents an opportunity to be seriously and
actively utilized. In order to utilize such assistance, it is necessary for Kosovo to have its own supporting
institutions, such as the EE Agency and EE Fund.
The purpose of this paper is to present the current situation as regards energy efficiency, as well as the
possibilities for its improvement; the energy efficiency challenges faced by the SME sector; and to propose
objectives of the necessary SME support and to provide concrete options for assisting in increasing energy
efficiency among SMEs. A number of conclusions and recommendations are also presented at the end of this
document.
