Solar Energy Programme II - Solar 4 Kosovo II (Solar Thermal Energy), Part 1

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In Kosovo, 94 percent of the country's electrical energy is generated in the two outdated coal-fired power plants Kosovo A and B. The combustion of coal in the power plants and also in individual domestic stoves is a main reason for the enormous air pollution, especially in Pristina. Around 75 percent of Pristina's buildings are not yet connected to the city's central district heating supply system and obtain heat through the use of coal-based electricity and through the combustion of non-sustainably sourced wood or lignite. The deterioration in air quality is measurable, especially in the winter months when heating is intensive. The core problem envisaged as part of the measures of the FZ module is the inefficient, unreliable, climate-damaging and quantitatively insufficient heat supply to households, public institutions and companies in Pristina. The FZ module will provide additional heat capacities based on solar thermal generation in Pristina and create the conditions for the new district heating connection of building units through network expansion measures. By connecting new households and replacing climate-damaging heating systems, greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced. The direct target group of the project are residents, users and owners of buildings that will be newly connected to Pristina's district heating supply as part of the network expansion measures and will therefore benefit from a reliable, affordable and more environmentally friendly heat supply.