Zubin Potok, 4 August 2026
The Acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, accompanied by the Minister of Economy, Artane Rizvanolli, the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Enterprise “Ibër-Lepenc”, Faruk Mujka, as well as other state officials, visited the dam at Lake Ujman.
Emphasizing the importance of the lake, the Prime Minister stated that Ujman supplies water to households, industry, and, in particular, to the “Kosova A” and “Kosova B” power plants, which in turn generate electricity for our country.
“This is an extraordinary asset for the Republic of Kosovo and for all our citizens without distinction, including our industry. Therefore, we will do everything we know and can to support the workers and managers so that they continue to serve the public interest. In these challenging times of climate change, when droughts have become increasingly frequent and unpredictable, the value of Ujman only continues to grow,” said Prime Minister Kurti.
Full statement by Acting Prime Minister Kurti:
Together with the Minister of Economy, Artane Rizvanolli, her deputies at the Ministry of Economy, Getoar Mjeku and Triera Kasumi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Enterprise “Ibër-Lepenc”, Faruk Mujka, as well as other colleagues from the Government, the enterprise, and the Ujman Dam, we are standing here on the crest of the dam, which is approximately 10 meters wide, around half a kilometers long, and 107 meters high. This dam forms the reservoir of Kosovo’s largest lake, Lake Ujman, which stretches for approximately 22 kilometres.
The total volume of water amounts to 350 million cubic meters and can reach up to 370 million cubic meters. The depth behind us, determined through bathymetric measurements, exceeds 100 meters—more precisely, approximately 101 meters. Around two-thirds of our country’s water resources are located in this lake.
The Ujman Dam employs approximately 35 workers. The Ujman operational unit is staffed entirely by Serbs, including the employees working at the Ujman Dam, the Pridvorica Dam, and the hydropower plant. At the Ujman Dam itself, there are eight employees responsible for operating the equipment and monitoring systems, in addition to 19 newly recruited workers.
The Lake, Dam and Infrastructure Maintenance Service, established in 2024, employs 25 workers, of whom 22 are Albanians and three are Serbs.
Thus, Albanians and Serbs work together to preserve Ujman while also ensuring its effective use, since Ujman supplies water to households, industry, and especially to the “Kosova A” and “Kosova B” power plants, which subsequently generate electricity for our country.
It should also be noted that the World Bank’s FLOWS Project foresees the installation of early warning systems at the dam. In addition, the dam is equipped with four emergency spillway gates, with a discharge capacity of 1,200 cubic meters per second.
Lake Ujman was created during the 1970s. The dam itself was constructed between 1973 and 1979, while the reservoir was filled during the final year of construction, in 1979.
This is an extraordinary asset for the Republic of Kosovo and for all our citizens without distinction, including our industry. Therefore, we will do everything we know and can to support the workers and managers so that they continue to serve the public interest. In these challenging times of climate change, when droughts have become increasingly frequent and unpredictable, the value of Ujman only continues to grow.
