White Book Albania 2013
(7) The recent changes approved by ERE through its no. 93 decision, dated 16.07.2012 “On some amendments to the Rules of the Albanian Electricity Market “, have caused imbalance-related costs to quadruple. Under these conditions, the above decision regarding the determination of imbalances constitutes a disproportionate measure, especially in a system which is based by 99% on Hydropower and which provides more flexibility in managing imbalances.
(8) In addition, the current mechanism for measuring imbalances, which was set in order to prevent further abuses, allegedly made by operators through the market mechanism implemented during the first 6 months of 2012, comes at a time when there is still no practice which would provide the identification of (i) true abusers, (ii) the real imbalances caused by each consumer, (iii) the total cost to KESH regarding imbalances and (iv) the real contribution of each customer towards the total cost of the KESH imbalances, thus penalizing customers in an unjustified and unfair manner.
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(7) The imbalance calculation formula at the end of the 6-month period of its implementation, should be revised by taking seriously into account the possibility of restoring the formula applied during the first 6 months of 2012 at least until a practice which would provide the identification of (i) true abusers, (ii) the real imbalances caused by each consumer, (iii) the total cost to KESH regarding imbalances and (iv) the real contribution of each customer towards the total cost of the KESH imbalances, is well established and properly implemented.