The ability to keep a house warm enough depends directly on the insulation quality of the house and the household's ability to cover energy costs (electricity, wood, pellets, etc.). According to ASK's 2024 数据, 78.4% of 科索沃 households stated that they could adequately heat their homes. The fact that the majority of the population meets this basic need is a positive macroeconomic indicator.
However, on the other side of the coin lies the fact that 21.6% of households (one in every five) cannot heat their homes adequately during the winter months. This proves that the old housing stock in 科索沃 lacks energy efficiency (thermal insulation).
Improvement in 能源 Poverty from 2018 to 2024
When we look at the history of the statistics, it is seen that the public has made serious 投资s in heating infrastructure. While the rate of people who could not heat their homes was 40.2% in 2018, this problem will be reduced to 21.6% in 2024, which indicates that people have integrated partial insulation or new heating systems into their homes, as well as increasing their income. However, considering European Union green energy standards, 21.6% is still a large unsaturated 市场 for sellers of insulation materials and modern heating technologies.
The main reason for the 21.6% unheating problem in old buildings is heat loss. Companies that sell or produce EPS/XPS cladding systems, rock wool, polyurethane foam and energy-efficient double-glazed PVC window systems can get a large share from both individual consumers and EU-supported public "energy efficiency" renovation projects in 科索沃.
Instead of costly solid fuel or inefficient electric stoves, heat pumps and smart HVAC systems that provide low energy consumption offer a permanent solution to the consumer's "not being able to get warm" problem. The import and distribution of these technologies into 科索沃 will be a highly profitable venture as it will respond to the current financial fragility of the 市场 with the promise of high savings.