Damage caused by the attack on the Ibër-Lepenc canal, over 400 thousand euros

2024-12-19 21:26:35Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Damage caused by the attack on the Ibër-Lepenc canal, over 400 thousand
Iber-Lepenc Canal

The repair of the damage done to the Ibër-Lepenci canal in Zubin Potok, in November of this year, will cost around 400 thousand euros, said the CEO of the Ibër-Lepenci company, Faruk Mujka, on Thursday.

He said that the canal repair will be carried out in cooperation with the World Bank and that all work is expected to be finalized by June 30th of next year.

The Iber-Lepenc canal was attacked on November 29 in the village of Varraga in the municipality of Zubin Potok – a Serb-majority municipality in the north of the country.

Kosovo police said the attack was carried out with up to 20 kilograms of explosives.

The Ibër-Lepenc Canal supplies water from Lake Ujman to the entire north of Kosovo, the regions of Mitrovica, Pristina and the surrounding area, as well as to the Kosovo Energy Corporation for cooling its thermal power plants.

Kosovo's Minister of Economy, Artane Rizvanolli, said that the intended damage would amount to up to 2.5 million euros, just in electricity imports.

"Let's not talk about paralyzing economic activity, heating for citizens, water supply, and many other services," Rizvanolli told the media on Thursday.

Kosovo has blamed Serbia for this attack, which it considered terrorist, while official Belgrade has denied everything.

For Kosovo authorities, this was the most serious attack on the country's critical infrastructure since the 1998/99 war.

The attack has also been strongly condemned by the United States and the European Union, and calls have been made for those responsible to face justice./REL


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