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On the outskirts of Gjakova, a city with 40,000 inhabitants in southwestern Kosovo, the first biomass heating plant in the Balkans recently began generating heat and a limited supply of power for 2,000 private households, public institutions and businesses.
Hidden behind the ordinary facade of four inconspicuous, gray-tone buildings is a state-of-the-art heat-and-power plant. The unit, which began operating this year, runs entirely on one of the region's most plentiful energy sources: residual biomass, in the form of biodegradable waste such as vine prunings and wood scraps.
The EU and the municipality of Gjakova funded the plant to the tune of €15 million. This money bought two heat boilers, which are basically furnaces, and a combined-heat-and-power steam turbine. The latter converts steam into electricity. Meanwhile, the Swiss Economic Cooperation is contributing €5 million for the replacement and refurbishment of the district's heating network.
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