Old Projects Never Die (they simply fade away) Karina Zachodni Tetra – Lepenc Feasibility Study Team The Lepenc Dam and Canal Project GENERAL LAYOUT OF LEPENC HIDROSYSTEM SC.1:35 000

PLANIMETRIA E PERGJITHESHME E HIDROSISTEMI TE LEPENCIT Shk.1:35 000 Shtime

TO OBILIQ

Ferizaj-Viti Canal Kanali -Viti

River Lume Pressure Pipe Tubacion Presioni Tunnel • Designed in the 1970s Tunel Shtimje-Obiliq Canal HPP – Kanali Shtimje Obiliq Godine Centrali L = 32,047 km

Intake/Veper Marje Obiliq L = 43,690 km Offtake/Pike Ujedhenese

Reservoir • Supply to Southern Rezervuar • Now needed urgently canal LIPJANI

Shtimje-Obiliq Canal Kanali Shtimje Obiliq L = 32,047 km • L = 43,690 km Diversion Dam at Firaja ver i je R es tim imj Sh ht i i S Lum

SHTIMJE

Shtimje Dam Diga e Shtimjes

ShtimeShtimje Reservoir • Storage Dam at Shtime Rezervuari i Shtimjes L = 43,690 km

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Ferizaj-Viti Canal • Tunnel and HPP at Gacke FERIZAJ Kanali Ferizaj-Viti L = 12,237 km Lumi i Nerodimkes Nerodime Intake Vepra e Marjes se Nerodimes TO VITI

N L u e • ro m Canals from Shtime to Obiliq, d i i i m N k e a L = 18,985 km ro R d iv im e k r e Ferizaj, Viti and Gracanice s Gacke HEP

L = 4,87 km

Lepenc River Lumi i Lepencit Firaja IntakeFIRAJA Firaja Dam Diga e Firajas Firaja Reservoir Rezervuari i Firajas Historical & Geographic Context

• -Lepenc scheme, designed in the 1970’s • Water supply and irrigation for SW Kosovo • 2 of 4 river basins in Kosovo: – Drini i Bardhe 4649 km2 – Ibar 4009 km2 – Morave e Binges 1564 km2 – Lepenc 685 km2 Existing Ibar-Lepenc Scheme Phase 1 • Ibar was developed first: – Gazivoda dam – Predvorica Dam and HPP – 52 Km of main canal – 2 main pumping stations – 14 distribution pumping stations – 60 Km of secondary canal The World Did Not Stand Still

1979 – Gazivoda / Iber project completed 1980 – President Tito dies 1991 – Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia independence 1992 – Bosnia and Herzegovina independence 1999 – Dayton Peace Accord 2006 – Montenegro independence 2008 – Kosovo independence 2009 – Feasibility Study, South Ibër-Lepenc Scheme, The World Bank 2012 – World Bank “Water Security for Central Kosovo” study 2012 – Kosovo joins EBRD 2016 – EBRD/WBIF ToR for “Feasibility Study for Construction of Lepenc Canal and Firaja and Shtime Dams” Shtime Then and Now

Shtime has grown into the original Shtime Dam and Reservoir Shtime Then and Now

Shtime Dam has been moved upstream in a re-design but canal routes are still problematic Ferizaj Then and Now

Ferizaj has grown into the path of the canal to Viti, which is no longer feasible Firaja Then and Now

Site of Proposed Lower Firaja Dam

HPP Intake Weir and Pipeline Under Construction

Privately financed HPP schemes are being constructed all along the Lepenc river Options Being Evaluated • Re-routing canals • Siphons around urban areas • Deferring dam and canal construction • Pumping water for Ferizaj and Gjilan from the Ibar canals as an interim measure Wider Issues Post-Yugoslavia:

• All Kosovo now cross International Borders • KEK electricity output needs protection from interruptions to Ibar supply • Southern Kosovo is short of water in the Summer

But there are alternatives to the Lepenc scheme Nothing is Impossible (just more expensive) Lepenc abstraction is still possible:

• Compensate HPP investors and bankers • Compensate displaced property owners • Re-design the canals and dams • Replace some canal sections with large pipes

Whether it is worth it is a question of Policy Use It or Lose It Lessons Learned • The Lepenc scheme could have been built straight after the Iber scheme in the early 1980s and would be working now; • 30 years later so much has changed the original designs had little remaining value; • Impacts on road transport, energy generation, energy security, water security, population resettlement are complex; 20:20 Hindsight Before commissioning new work on an old project: 1. Compare present needs with original benefits; 2. Visit the locations of the component works; 3. Consult with institutional and other stakeholders. Then: 1. Assess if original design is still relevant and do-able; 2. If yes then prepare scope of work for evaluating feasibility and updating the design; 3. If not then retire the original design and prepare scope of work for a new feasibility study and detailed design; 4. Design procurement and financing to expedite actual construction and commissioning. Thank You

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