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| Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning | Ministria e Ambientit dhe Planifikimit Hapėsinor | Ministarstvo Sredine i Prostornog Planiranja |
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The production of electricity in Kosovo is a monopoly of the Kosovo Energy Company (KEK). The main electric energy sources in Kosovo are the coal fired power stations Kosovo A (5 units) and Kosovo B (2 units) and a 2 small hydroelectric station in the Zubin Potok municipality and the Decan Municipality. Power plant Kosovo A was built in early 1960s while Kosovo B was built early 1980s and are situated a few kilometers from Prishtina/Pristina The production capacities of the plants are as follows |
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The production capacity of the power plants has been hampered by chronic technical. problems (including a lightning strike to PP B in July 2002). Kosovo has been importing some electricity in order to make up some for its deficit. Despite the imports for much of the 1999-2002 period Kosovo, has been under a regime of load sharing, meaning that electricity was not guarantied 24 hours a day. |
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16 : Electricity production and Imports |
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Source: KEK |
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Based on an estimated population of 2 million, the per capita consumption is 1,660 MWh per person per year. It should be noted that the lack of reliable electrical supply has prompted many to rely on generators has an alternative source of electricity. This production and consumption due to generators are not accounted here. Other significant source of energy in Kosovo comes from district heating and some of the major towns such as: Prishtina/Pristina and Djakova/Djakovica. It is also significant to note that a significant amount of the population relies on wood and coal stoves for heating and cooking purposes. |
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The energy sector relies heavily of the coal/lignite plants and is a major contributor of the over all pollution strain in Kosovo. The power plants consume coal from 2 open pit mines next to the power plant. In 2002 a total amount of coal used is shown below along with the estimated of CO2 released; |
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10 Coal extraction in 2002 and Co2 released (estimations) |
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The published 2001 immission results from INKOS (an institute within KEK) are shown below. (No independent data is yet available) |
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11 : Average values of air; measured location: INKOS industrial zone of KEK |
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Source: Kosovo Energetic Corporation INKOS |
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The major pollutants from the power stations are CO2, SO2, NOX, O3, air particles, and sediments. The data produced by INKOS show concentration of SO2, fly ash (smut) and air particles twice WHO norms, whereas the suspended particles are more than 30 times beyond the WHO norms. |
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