Kosovo A Power Station Explained

Kosovo A Power Station
Termocentrali "Kosova A"
Name Official:Termocentrali "Kosova A"
Coordinates:42.6753°N 21.0833°W
Country:Kosovo
Location:Obiliq
Status:Operational
Owner:Kosovo Energy Corporation
Th Fuel Primary:Lignite
Ps Electrical Capacity:800 MW
Ps Annual Generation:1500 GWh

Kosovo A Power Station is a lignite power station with five units at Obiliq, Kosovo. It is the second largest power station in Kosovo with capacity of 650 MW after Kosovo B Power Station. It is described as the worst single-point source of pollution in Europe.[1] Despite plans to shut the plan down in 2017,[1] it was still partially operating as of September 2022.[2]

History

Kosovo A Power Station was opened in 1962. It was operated by EPS Surface Mining Kosovo and EPS TPP Kosovo until the end of Kosovo War. After UNMIK administration was established in Kosovo on 1 July 1999, Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) lost its access to the local coal mines and power plants, including Kosovo A and Kosovo B power plants.[3]

Since then, it is operated by Kosovo Energy Corporation (Albanian: Korporata Energjetike e Kosovës (KEK)).

On 6 June 2014, the power station exploded killing two people and injuring 13 others. The station was then subsequently shut down. The cause of the explosion was due to the explosion of hydrogen tank located in a separate part of the power station from the generator.[4] [5]

In December 2015, US-based company ContourGlobal signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Kosovo, to build a new $1.06 billion worth power plant to replace 45-year old Kosovo A Power Station.[6] The construction was expected to start in 2018, but ContourGlobal quit the project in 2020.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. World Bank Group Support to Kosovo's Energy Sector . . 10 February 2012 . 2013-03-17.
  2. News: Taylor . Alice . Kosovo‘s energy crisis takes another hit as power plant suffers technical problems . 3 October 2022 . www.euractiv.com . 31 August 2022.
  3. Web site: About Us. eps.rs. 14 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812151259/http://www.eps.rs/Eng/Article.aspx?lista=Sitemap&id=9. 12 August 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Explosion at Kosovo power plant - RTÉ News . Rte.ie . 6 June 2014. 2014-06-09.
  5. Web site: BBC News - Two killed in Kosovo power station blast near Pristina . Bbc.co.uk . 1970-01-01 . 2014-06-09.
  6. News: US ContourGlobal to launch tendering for Kosovo power plant construction in April. 15 January 2018. seenews.com.
  7. News: Kosovo says ContourGlobal begins arbitration in power plant dispute . 3 October 2022 . Reuters . 3 December 2020 . en.