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8/3/2019 Kosovo Energy Potential

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Kosovo Energy System


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Energy Situation

Production of electricity is monopoly ofKosovo Energy Company (KEK)

Main energy sources

Coal fired power stations

Kosovo A 1960s

Kosovo B 1980s

Hydroelectric StationsGazivoda


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KEK production capability 2003

Units ProductionCapacity(MW)

Remarks

Kosovo A1 30

Kosovo A2 100 Out of service since November2002

Kosovo A3 100

Kosovo A5 100

Kosovo B1 250 Damaged by lightning strike July2002 expected return 2003

Kosovo B2 250 Damaged by lightning strike July2002- expected to return to service

2003

Gazivoda (2units)

35 Out of service


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Energy Reserves

Coal/Lignite reserves Bardh mine

Mirash mine

Drenica, Dukagjin and Anamorava

Uranium Reserves Gjilan (Stublovaq)

Thermal water reserve Kllokot,

Banj e Pejs


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Lignite Mining OperationKey Sections

Mine Mirash (East and West)

Mine Bardh

Transportation systems in mines

Transportation systems from mines to powerplants

Separation plants Kosovo A

Separation plants Kosovo BTransportation system to neighboring countries


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Coal ReservesMirash mine Good

East West side minesworking surface area of around 30 km21500 employeesMain supplier to Kosovo A power plantPresent reserve of 4 million tones/expandable to 35 mil tonesonce rehabilitatedMain machines in good condition

NeedsUnstable due to lack of preservation

Ancillary plant to cover numerous support operationsMachines & belts need to be repositioned (time consuming)Machines req.

bulldozers, pipe layers, side cranes, front loaders and smallexcavators


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Coal Reserves

Mine Bardh Good

working surface area of 4.5 km22512 employees

main supplier to Kosovo B plantnew equipment from Holland and Germany arrivedPresent reserve of 35 mil tones

Needsneglect over last 10 years has caused loss of conveyor beltsdue to slippageangle of mining needs to be changed (time consuming)more new machinery and parts for the old onesAncillary plant to cover numerous support operationsnew access routes


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Coal Production

Improvement of overburden removal processat both mines

Install better conveyor belts

Better machineryTogether have around 70 million tons currentcapability

Overall there is around 11 billion tons of coalvarying quality


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Ancillary Plants

Need because support main excavators

Ground preparation

Positioning of conveyors Preparing roads

New 8 ancillary machines have been

delivered to both minesStill need more machines at aprox. cost

of 7 million


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Overland Transport

Use of rubber conveyor belts

Needs fixing up

Mirash

Bardth

Kosovo A

Kosovo B

6km Conveyor Belt

8km Conveyor Belt


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Coal Quality

Low quality lignite

Quality ranges from 6500 kg/kJ - 8500 kg/kJ

Ash content is 25%

Moisture content is 50%

Sulfur Content under 1%

Overburden to coal ratio vary 1 to 1 - 3 to 1

(3 cubic meters of overburden to 1 ton of lignite)

Heat base cost for Kosovo lignite is $ 1.3/GJ compare to$2/ton of coal that Western Europe pays to import


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Energy Sector Money Needs

Total costs estimated by KEK Director Mr A.Mazreku in 2000 Mine Bardh

25,000,000 EURO

Mine Mirash40,000,000 EURO

Seperation and Drying Plant35,000,000 EURO

Total spending of 100,000,000 EURO on minerepairTotal estimated cost for all damages to the KES 311,000,000 EURO


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Transportation

Roads

Mirash mine road is 68,10 km

Bardh mine road is 59,50 km

Reconstruction of mine roads started in 2001 Overall roads need improvement if export is to be

made this way

Railroads

Good shape

Would need access to the mines

Connected to the neighborhood countries


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Export Possibilities

Good EU imported approx 154-mil mt of coal in 2000 (80%

of its fuel)

Higher oil prices

Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania depend on importfor their energy needs

Consumption at 243-mil MT last year

Gasification

Bad Europe sees coal as dirty inefficient energy source

Green revolution

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