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• Going Green: The Ministry Talks About How the Environment Can Help Business• Infrastructure and Housing Requirements Are Driving the Sector ForwardEnvironment & Spatial Planning“All our companies do good workregardless of their size. Eachcompany in every segment helpsto increase the development of thesector because all companies workin a timely manner striving forquality, efficiency and excellence.”Mahir Yagcilar, Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning
KOSOVOEnvironment & Spatial PlanningRegional Water Company-PrishtinaWater Company OffersOutstanding Investment PotentialThe Regional Water Company-Prishtina(KUR-Prishtina) is one of Kosovo’spost war success stories. As CEOSkender Bublaku explains, Kosovohad around 30 water companies beforethe war which served around 40%of the population. Today, thanks toa consolidation campaign between2002 and 2007, seven regionalwater companies handle distributionof water throughout the country. Inaddition, these water companies havebeen upgraded to meet EU standards.KUR-Prishtina is now valued at some€80 million and covers its expenseswith its own revenues. It has doubledthe number of its customers since 1999and now serves 550,000.Kosovo’s successful model forwater distribution is now beingimplemented by neighbouringcountries. “Even though we need alot of investments in the water distributionfield, what we have alreadyachieved is quite an impressiveresult. We now serve around 75% ofthe population,” Skender Bublakupoints out. Individual wells andother private water resources supplythe remainder of the population,but KUR-Prishtina aims to servethe entire population in the nearfuture.Privatisation of water distributionis now allowed by law but thegovernment has not yet announcedSkender Bublaku, CEOits plans for the sector. “Getting thelegislation to allow for privatisationwas the initial step in the process,”Skender Bublaku says, noting thatthe government is likely to retain amajority share in the water distributionsector but will allow for increasedparticipation by the private sector.The waste treatment sector, onthe other hand, is likely to be fullyprivatised. Foreign companies andinvestors will find significant opportunitiesin both sectors as Kosovo’seconomy expands. Skender Bublakuexplains that private investmentwill be needed to build a new wastetreatment facility, and anotheropportunity for foreign investors isto provide drinking water throughoperating the existing network andcollecting fees, following the systemcurrently employed in electricitydistribution.Providing outsourced servicesconcerning water distribution andwaste treatment is another avenue forforeign investors. Skender Bublakusays, “Here at KUR-Prishtina, wesupport the entry of the privatesector in all activities, and Kosovo’snew law on public-private partnershipscreates an ideal opportunityfor foreign investors.”KUR-Prishtina offers outstandinginvestment potential not onlybecause of the opportunities inKosovo’s water sector but alsobecause of the company’s successfulreconstruction, sound financialstatus and strong track record. Topotential investors, Skender Bublakusays, “Do not hesitate to contact us!Kosovo is a country where you canmake a profit!”Regional Water Company J.S.C.rr Tahir Zajmi p.n.PrishtinaKOSOVOTel.: +381 38 541 211/129Fax: +381 38 541 437www.kur-prishtina.com61
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