Electricity bills due in N. Kosovo from Nov. 1

Elektrokosmet workers will begin reading meters in northern Kosovo on October 25 in order to begin charging consumers for electricity by November 1.

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Friday, 23.10.2009.

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Elektrokosmet workers will begin reading meters in northern Kosovo on October 25 in order to begin charging consumers for electricity by November 1. The Kosovo Electric Company (KEK) has stated that only it has authorization to provide electricity in Kosovo and that all other potential suppliers are illegal. Electricity bills due in N. Kosovo from Nov. 1 According to media in Pristina, debts for electricity owed in northern Kosovo are over EUR 100mn. Residents of northern Kosovo have not paid bills for electricity since 1999, and their first bills will arrive on November 1. The issue of bill payment hit the headlines earlier this week when northern Kosovo was left without electricity for 16 hours. KEK claims that the blackout was a result of an over-worked system, while Serbs in northern Kosovo say that it was a form of pressure from the government in Pristina. Northern Kosovo residents have received electricity from Serbian EPS, but only 25 percent of actual consumption, which is close to 100 megawatts. Serb official Radenko Nedeljkovic said that the current volume of electricity was not enough for everyone. He believes that this problem will be solved through rational consumption and by making the payment. “I would call on the residents of north Kosovo to understand the gravity of the situation, to use electricity as sparingly as possible and to accept that the time has come when electricity will have to be paid for,” he said. Electricity will be turned off for non-payers, and, if there is resistance, EPS will ask for the help of the police. EPS states that residents of northern Kosovo are in for a tough winter and that there will be a lot of power cuts during this period. All those heating their homes with electricity will have to find another method for doing so, because there will not be enough electricity for heating purposes.

Electricity bills due in N. Kosovo from Nov. 1

According to media in Priština, debts for electricity owed in northern Kosovo are over EUR 100mn.

Residents of northern Kosovo have not paid bills for electricity since 1999, and their first bills will arrive on November 1.

The issue of bill payment hit the headlines earlier this week when northern Kosovo was left without electricity for 16 hours.

KEK claims that the blackout was a result of an over-worked system, while Serbs in northern Kosovo say that it was a form of pressure from the government in Priština.

Northern Kosovo residents have received electricity from Serbian EPS, but only 25 percent of actual consumption, which is close to 100 megawatts.

Serb official Radenko Nedeljković said that the current volume of electricity was not enough for everyone.

He believes that this problem will be solved through rational consumption and by making the payment.

“I would call on the residents of north Kosovo to understand the gravity of the situation, to use electricity as sparingly as possible and to accept that the time has come when electricity will have to be paid for,” he said.

Electricity will be turned off for non-payers, and, if there is resistance, EPS will ask for the help of the police.

EPS states that residents of northern Kosovo are in for a tough winter and that there will be a lot of power cuts during this period.

All those heating their homes with electricity will have to find another method for doing so, because there will not be enough electricity for heating purposes.

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