Electricity back in most villages

Most Serb villages in Kosovo have electricity again after paying a one-time installment of EUR 26 per household. They also signed a collective agreement with Kosovo's power company KEK. Electricity back in most villages Serb enclave of Gracanica residents have a deadline of May 11 to sign the agreement with KEK, while there are still several Serb villages in Kosovo that do not have electricity. Pec municipal official in the village of Gorazdevac Slobodan Petrovic said that after signing the collective agreement with KEK, the electricity was turned on to residents in Belo Polje, Ljevos and Siga, as well as to returnees in Osojan. Petrovic said that some in Gorazdevac are still collecting the EUR 26 per household, and he expects that the electricity will be turned on today. He added that villagers in Brestovik paid and signed the agreement, but KEK has yet to turn reconnect them to the grid. "This is a misunderstanding because KEK is calling for returnees to pay installment for 70 constructed homes, not the 30 families that have returned to Brestovik," Petrovic said. He added that he will be meeting with KEK official in Pec today to remedy the issue. Istok official Dragoljub Repanovic said that electricity has been turned on in Osjane. However, several villages, such as Livadje, do not have any yet. Serbs in Kosovsko Pomoravlje have told Beta news agency that they do not trust agreements made with KEK, while those in Livadje expect to have electricity today, since they have paid the installment.

Electricity back in most villages

Serb enclave of Gračanica residents have a deadline of May 11 to sign the agreement with KEK, while there are still several Serb villages in Kosovo that do not have electricity.

Peć municipal official in the village of Goraždevac Slobodan Petrović said that after signing the collective agreement with KEK, the electricity was turned on to residents in Belo Polje, Ljevoš and Siga, as well as to returnees in Osojan.

Petrović said that some in Goraždevac are still collecting the EUR 26 per household, and he expects that the electricity will be turned on today.

He added that villagers in Brestovik paid and signed the agreement, but KEK has yet to turn reconnect them to the grid.

"This is a misunderstanding because KEK is calling for returnees to pay installment for 70 constructed homes, not the 30 families that have returned to Brestovik," Petrović said.

He added that he will be meeting with KEK official in Peć today to remedy the issue.

Istok official Dragoljub Repanović said that electricity has been turned on in Osjane.

However, several villages, such as Livađe, do not have any yet. Serbs in Kosovsko Pomoravlje have told Beta news agency that they do not trust agreements made with KEK, while those in Livađe expect to have electricity today, since they have paid the installment.