Kosova Airlines Seeking Partners to Achieve Ambitious Growth Plans

KOSOVO
Environment & Spatial Planning
Regional Water Company-Prishtina
Water Company Offers
Outstanding Investment Potential
The Regional Water Company-Prishtina
(KUR-Prishtina) is one of Kosovo’s
post war success stories. As CEO
Skender Bublaku explains, Kosovo
had around 30 water companies before
the war which served around 40%
of the population. Today, thanks to
a consolidation campaign between
2002 and 2007, seven regional
water companies handle distribution
of water throughout the country. In
addition, these water companies have
been upgraded to meet EU standards.
KUR-Prishtina is now valued at some
€80 million and covers its expenses
with its own revenues. It has doubled
the number of its customers since 1999
and now serves 550,000.
Kosovo’s successful model for
water distribution is now being
implemented by neighbouring
countries. “Even though we need a
lot of investments in the water distribution
field, what we have already
achieved is quite an impressive
result. We now serve around 75% of
the population,” Skender Bublaku
points out. Individual wells and
other private water resources supply
the remainder of the population,
but KUR-Prishtina aims to serve
the entire population in the near
future.
Privatisation of water distribution
is now allowed by law but the
government has not yet announced
Skender Bublaku, CEO
its plans for the sector. “Getting the
legislation to allow for privatisation
was the initial step in the process,”
Skender Bublaku says, noting that
the government is likely to retain a
majority share in the water distribution
sector but will allow for increased
participation by the private sector.
The waste treatment sector, on
the other hand, is likely to be fully
privatised. Foreign companies and
investors will find significant opportunities
in both sectors as Kosovo’s
economy expands. Skender Bublaku
explains that private investment
will be needed to build a new waste
treatment facility, and another
opportunity for foreign investors is
to provide drinking water through
operating the existing network and
collecting fees, following the system
currently employed in electricity
distribution.
Providing outsourced services
concerning water distribution and
waste treatment is another avenue for
foreign investors. Skender Bublaku
says, “Here at KUR-Prishtina, we
support the entry of the private
sector in all activities, and Kosovo’s
new law on public-private partnerships
creates an ideal opportunity
for foreign investors.”
KUR-Prishtina offers outstanding
investment potential not only
because of the opportunities in
Kosovo’s water sector but also
because of the company’s successful
reconstruction, sound financial
status and strong track record. To
potential investors, Skender Bublaku
says, “Do not hesitate to contact us!
Kosovo is a country where you can
make a profit!”
Regional Water Company J.S.C.
rr Tahir Zajmi p.n.
Prishtina
KOSOVO
Tel.: +381 38 541 211/129
Fax: +381 38 541 437
www.kur-prishtina.com
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