Investor Presentaiton
Opportunities to Foreign Investment in Kosovo
6.2 Case Study 2
Privatization of distribution and supply network of KEK (KEDS)
Brief summary
Kosovo Energy Corporation j.s.c (KEK) is the sole power corporation in Republic of
Kosova. KEK j.s.c is vertically integrated and was legally incorporated in the end of 2005
year. In different periods of time KEK j.s.c went through a lot of changes. For a long
period of time Kosovo's power system was part of ex Yugoslavia power system. During
this period of time energy production in Kosovo was concentrated in production of
energy from a coal and small quantity from the water. During that period of time the
supply with power was not only from Kosovo's plants but also from the other sources of
energy production in the other places of ex Yugoslavia. Now the core business of the
Corporation is production of coal, energy production, and supply with energy, sales and
customer care service. In accomplishing the above mentioned functions the KEK is
organized into four main divisions: Mines, Generation, Distribution and Supply
Divisions. There are two open-cast mines, namely the Mirash mine and Bardh mine, two
power plants, PP “Kosova A" and PP" Kosova B", around 18.898km (from 0.4 kV
voltage level to 35 kV) of distribution network covering the whole territory of Kosovo
and the operation is finalized with supply activity, including the energy sale function.
The functions of KEK are regulated according the politics of Energy Regulatory Office
of Republic of Kosovo. There are approximately 400.000 customers in different levels
and there are approximately 8000 employees in different sections.
The Government of Kosovo has begun the privatization process through Public Private
Partnership (PPP) for KEK Distribution Network and Supply.
In the meantime, express of interest for the New Power Plant called Kosova e Re (New
Kosova)" whose construction is expected to begin this year. The power plant is expected
to produce 500 megawatts of energy with the possibility of additional 500 megawatts.
Construction costs are estimated to amount to €1 Billion, and will be co-financed by the
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