Old Projects Never Die (they simply fade away) Karina Zachodni Tetra – Lepenc Feasibility Study Team GENERAL LAYOUT OF LEPENC HIDROSYSTEM SC.1:35 000 PLANIMETRIA E PERGJITHESHME E HIDROSISTEMI TE LEPENCIT Shk.1:35 000 TO OBILIQ Ferizaj-Viti Canal Kanali Ferizaj-Viti River Lume Pressure Pipe Tubacion Presioni The Tunnel Tunel Shtimje-Obiliq Canal HPP Kanali Shtimje Obiliq Godine Centrali L = 32,047 km Intake/Veper Marje L = 43,690 km Offtake/Pike Ujedhenese Reservoir • Lepenc Rezervuar Designed in the 1970s • LIPJANI Supply to Southern Kosovo Shtimje-Obiliq Canal Kanali Shtimje Obiliq L = 32,047 km • Dam and CanalL = 43,690 km Project er Riv je jes tim tim Now needed urgently Sh Sh i i Lum SHTIMJE • Shtimje Dam Diga e Shtimjes Shtimje Reservoir Rezervuari i Shtimjes Diversion Dam at L = 43,690 km a) zlij Sa ja) er ( zli iv (Sa a R es imk mk rod odi Ne er i i N • Lum Ferizaj-Viti Canal Storage Dam at FERIZAJ Kanali Ferizaj-Viti L = 12,237 km Nerodimka River Lumi i Nerodimkes Nerodime Intake Vepra e Marjes se Nerodimes • TO VITI Tunnel and HPP at Gacke Shtime N L u e m ro d i i i m N k e a L = 18,985 km r Firaja o R d iv im e k r e • s Canals from Shtime – Obiliq L = 4,87 km Ferizaj Lepenc River Lumi i Lepencit FIRAJA Firaja Dam Diga e Firajas Firaja Reservoir , Viti andShtime canal Rezervuari i Firajas Gracaniceto Obiliq , Shtime Reservoir Firaja Intake Gacke HEP Historical & Geographic Context • Ibar-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 rivers 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 Any Questions?.