Prattipati calls on Kosovo to expand its energy supply with liquefied natural gas from the US

Anu Prattipati, the Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Kosovo, has reiterated her call for Kosovo to diversify its energy sources by including American liquefied natural gas, as a step toward ensuring future investment from the United States.

She delivered this message during the US-Kosovo Partnership Award ceremony.

At the same time, Prattipati also welcomed Kosovo’s decision to remove customs tariffs on American goods.

A post by the embassy said that “US Chargé d’Affaires Anu Prattipati took part in the US-Kosovo Partnership Award ceremony, where members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo were recognized for their contribution to strengthening trade between the United States and Kosovo.

Furthermore, according to the post, in her speech she welcomed Kosovo’s decision to remove customs tariffs on American goods and called on the country to diversify its energy supply through liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US, with the aim of securing future American investment.”

A few weeks earlier, through an op-ed, Prattipati had called on Kosovo to become involved in American natural gas projects planned in the Balkans in order to guarantee its energy future.

She had stressed that Kosovo should move quickly to seize this opportunity, underlining that the time available is running out.

According to her, the country can connect through regional projects such as the Vertical Gas Corridor and the floating natural gas terminal in Croatia, or through the pipeline under construction to link the liquefied natural gas terminal in Alexandroupolis, Greece, with Skopje in North Macedonia.

Prattipati also warned that any delay in making such a decision could leave Kosovo as the only country in the Western Balkans without access to American liquefied natural gas.