Kosovo bracing itself for energy crisis

The Kosovo government has declared an energy crisis and formed a special body to solve the problem.

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 14.02.2008.

16:25

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The Kosovo government has declared an energy crisis and formed a special body to solve the problem. At a meeting of the temporary Kosovo government today, it was decided that the body would be headed by Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. Kosovo bracing itself for energy crisis Thaci said that he would take all measures against those who, “through sabotage, want to leave Kosovo in the dark at the very time of its independence.” Today’s government session was entirely devoted to the problems faced by Kosovo’s three largest public companies – the Kosovo Energy Coorporation (KEK), Kosovo Post and Telecom (PTK) and Pristina Airport. A few days ago, the prime minister accused these companies of being hotbeds of corruption and bad management. Kosovo media said that the electricity situation was not expected to improve by Monday, and that five days worth of electricity imports would cost EUR 2mn, to be met by the tax-payer. KEK have announced that they will not be able to guarantee round-the-clock supply of electricity to consumers in the coming days. A KEK spokeswoman said that, together with output and import, electricity reserves totaled 880 megawatts, while consumers required 1050 megawatts an hour. A breakdown at the Kosovo B B2 power station in Obilic has exacerbated the supply situation. Yesterday, Thaci promised round-the-clock supply for (unilateral) independence day, but according to KEK, this is now unlikely to be possible. Hashim Thaci (Fonet,archive)

Kosovo bracing itself for energy crisis

Thaci said that he would take all measures against those who, “through sabotage, want to leave Kosovo in the dark at the very time of its independence.”

Today’s government session was entirely devoted to the problems faced by Kosovo’s three largest public companies – the Kosovo Energy Coorporation (KEK), Kosovo Post and Telecom (PTK) and Priština Airport.

A few days ago, the prime minister accused these companies of being hotbeds of corruption and bad management.

Kosovo media said that the electricity situation was not expected to improve by Monday, and that five days worth of electricity imports would cost EUR 2mn, to be met by the tax-payer.

KEK have announced that they will not be able to guarantee round-the-clock supply of electricity to consumers in the coming days.

A KEK spokeswoman said that, together with output and import, electricity reserves totaled 880 megawatts, while consumers required 1050 megawatts an hour.

A breakdown at the Kosovo B B2 power station in Obilić has exacerbated the supply situation.

Yesterday, Thaci promised round-the-clock supply for (unilateral) independence day, but according to KEK, this is now unlikely to be possible.

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