Kosovo B Power Station is the largest power station in
Obilić,
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
. It is a lignite-fired consisting of 2 units with 340 MW generation capacity, which share a tall chimney with 6.8 metres diameter at the top.
History
Kosovo B Power Station was opened in 1983. It was operated by
EPS Surface Mining Kosovo and
EPS TPP Kosovo until the end of
Kosovo War
The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the 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.
Since then, it is operated by Kosovo Energy Corporation ( sq, Korporata Energjetike e Kosovës (KEK)).
See also
*
Kosovo A Power Station
*
Electrical energy in Kosovo
The electricity sector of Kosovo relies on coal-fired power plants (92% as of 2023) and is considered one of the sectors with the greatest potential of development. The inherited issues after the war in Kosovo and the transition period have had an ...
References
External links
* http://issuu.com/lptap/docs/tpp-task-4-environmental-and-social-impact
Electrical energy in Kosovo
The electricity sector of Kosovo relies on coal-fired power plants (92% as of 2023) and is considered one of the sectors with the greatest potential of development. The inherited issues after the war in Kosovo and the transition period have had an ...
Coal-fired power stations in Kosovo
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