Energy Sector Cleanup and Land Reclamation Project

Abstract*

The Kosovo Energy Sector Clean-Up and Land Reclamation Project aims to: (a) address environmental legacy issues related to open dumping of ashes on land; (b) enable the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) to free land for community development purposes currently taken by overburden materials and enable KEK to remove Kosovo A ash dump; and(c) build capacity in KEK for continued clean-up and environmentally good practice mining operations. The Project has... Show More

Development Objective

CLRP’s objectives are to: (a) address environmental legacy issues related to open dumping of ashes on land from KEK’s Kosovo A thermal power plant; (b) enable KEK to free land for community development purposes currently taken by overburden material and to enableKEK to remediate the Kosovo A Ash Dump; and (c) support KEK and MESP to implement continued clean-up operations and environmental good practices in the mining and energy sector.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P096181
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Katelijn Van den Berg
Borrower 2
Republic of Kosovo

Country
Kosovo
Disclosure Date
September 14, 2005
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 13, 2006
Effective Date
February 28, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 17.97 million
Implementing Agency
Kosovo Energy Cooperation,Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2006

Commitment Amount
US$ 14.83 million
Environmental Category
A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
August 31, 2016

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
July 31, 2023

Associated Projects
P131539
P105870

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management39%
- FY17 - Air quality management13%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution13%
- FY17 - Water Pollution13%
FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions20%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development40%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management40%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	10.50
NETHERLANDS: Min. of Foreign Affairs / Min. of Dev. Coop.	4.33
Borrower/Recipient	3.15

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	10.50
IBRD + IDA Commitment	10.50

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	4.33
Total Project Cost**	17.97

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
May 10, 2013	IDA-52400	Loan Commitment	4,200,000.00
Jun 13, 2006	IDA-H2340	Loan Commitment	5,500,000.00
Jun 28, 2007	IDA-H3190	Loan Commitment	5,000,000.00
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	56,266.04
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,255.79
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,255.79
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Int Charges	17,093.01
Jul 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	0.25
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	1,879.21
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	54,759.72
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,536.14
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,536.14
Jan 15, 2024	IDA-52400	Int Charges	17,560.19
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	56,194.00
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,897.01
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,897.01
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Int Charges	18,161.70
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	1,227.50
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Int Charges	11,062.33
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Int Charges	11,062.33
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Int Charges	1,381.08
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	57,162.90
Jan 15, 2023	IDA-52400	Int Charges	18,437.19
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Int Charges	11,998.01
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Int Charges	11,998.01
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Int Charges	1,366.23
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	59,684.85
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Int Charges	19,812.56
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Int Charges	16,908.47
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Int Charges	171.23
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	55,505.34
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,949.65
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,949.65
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	59,351.38
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,366.64
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Int Charges	19,228.64
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	1,040.58
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,366.64
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Int Charges	21,221.59
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	3,402.69
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Int Charges	-0.01
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Int Charges	-0.01
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	57,659.92
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,732.96
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,732.96
Jan 15, 2021	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	0.01
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	58,432.01
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,511.83
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,511.83
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Int Charges	20,853.03
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	510.12
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	512.70
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	58,051.28
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,651.13
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,651.13
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-52400	Int Charges	21,085.25
Jul 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,901.35
Jul 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,901.35
Jul 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Int Charges	21,502.20
Jul 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	59.31
Jul 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	58,643.73
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Int Charges	13,221.69
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Int Charges	13,221.69
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Int Charges	22,036.23
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	59,151.55
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-52400	Int Charges	605.95
Jul 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Int Charges	13,507.81
Jul 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Int Charges	13,507.81
Jul 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	698.22
Jul 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Loan Repay	58,736.09
Jul 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Int Charges	21,904.14
Jan 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Int Charges	987.19
Jan 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Int Charges	987.19
Jan 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,818.91
Jan 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,818.91
Jan 15, 2018	IDA-52400	Int Charges	23,010.14
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	-66.84
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	308.59
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	13,396.82
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	13,396.82
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	22,328.00
Jul 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	66.84
Dec 31, 2016	IDA-52400	Loan Cancel	310,188.38
Jan 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	197.55
Jan 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,216.56
Jan 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	12,216.56
Jan 15, 2017	IDA-52400	Int Charges	20,061.01
Oct 31, 2016	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	110,573.73
Dec 21, 2016	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	172,185.20
Feb 25, 2016	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	389,289.12
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-52400	Int Charges	309.42
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-52400	Int Charges	309.42
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-52400	Int Charges	11,686.49
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-52400	Int Charges	11,686.49
Jul 15, 2016	IDA-52400	Int Charges	19,789.40
Feb 3, 2016	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	42,431.00
Sep 22, 2015	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	-116,324.84
Oct 31, 2015	IDA-H2340	Loan Cancel	918.16
Oct 31, 2015	IDA-H3190	Loan Cancel	2,379.43
Sep 14, 2015	IDA-H2340	Loan Disb	5,660.75
Nov 2, 2015	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	114,975.34
Oct 16, 2015	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	93,640.39
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-H3190	Loan Disb	10,330.05
Jan 15, 2016	IDA-52400	Int Charges	729.45
Jan 15, 2016	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,230.33
Jan 15, 2016	IDA-52400	Int Charges	17,050.55
Sep 11, 2015	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	117,653.31
Jan 15, 2016	IDA-52400	Int Charges	10,230.33
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-52400	Int Charges	648.13
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-52400	Int Charges	6,304.79
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-52400	Int Charges	6,304.79
Jul 15, 2015	IDA-52400	Int Charges	9,771.14
Apr 2, 2015	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	1,081,700.00
Jul 1, 2015	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	269,102.50
Jun 30, 2015	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	284,696.88
Jul 15, 2014	IDA-52400	Int Charges	2,049.26
Sep 23, 2014	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	121,656.49
Mar 20, 2015	IDA-H2340	Loan Disb	19,255.95
Jan 15, 2015	IDA-52400	Int Charges	4,143.12
Jan 15, 2015	IDA-52400	Int Charges	16.89
Jan 15, 2015	IDA-52400	Int Charges	2,883.07
Jan 15, 2015	IDA-52400	Int Charges	2,883.07
Jul 15, 2014	IDA-52400	Int Charges	1,240.52
Jul 15, 2014	IDA-52400	Int Charges	1,240.52
Dec 29, 2014	IDA-H2340	Loan Disb	14,785.85
Mar 24, 2014	IDA-H2340	Loan Disb	80,369.80
Apr 14, 2014	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	96,283.89
Apr 11, 2014	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	453,579.00
Mar 21, 2014	IDA-H3190	Loan Disb	62,742.23
Mar 21, 2014	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	73,509.27
Jan 31, 2014	IDA-H2340	Loan Disb	27,030.26
Dec 4, 2013	IDA-H2340	Loan Disb	86,104.23
Sep 13, 2013	IDA-H3190	Loan Disb	147,771.27
Dec 3, 2014	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	40,031.04
Nov 17, 2014	IDA-H3190	Loan Disb	28,729.25
Dec 10, 2014	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	160,500.33
Oct 3, 2014	IDA-52400	Loan Disb	152,846.30

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-08-30
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2016-08-30
Procurement	Satisfactory	2016-08-30
Project Management	Satisfactory	2016-08-30
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2016-08-30
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2016-08-30
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2016-08-30

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 02-28-2017
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome	Moderately Satisfactory
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-29-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Modest	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 21549.00 21500.00
Date October 20, 2006 August 27, 2016 August 31, 2016
Comment

Land reclaimed for natural habitats, agriculture or other land use purposes in KEK's overburden areas (Hectare (Ha), Custom)	Value	603.00	653.00	526.00
	Date	July 31, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Increase capacities in MESP for environmental good practices in the mining and energy sector	Value	No ESIA for KPP prepared. Resettlement for Shala n	Draft ESIA for KPP prepared in line with Bank's po	ESIA for KPP prepared and disseminated in line wit
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

All found priority hazardous substances from the gasfication site safely removed and treated/disposed (tars, benzene, phenols, methanol, oily compounds)	Value	19316.00	21783.00	21783.00
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Percentage of ash disposal that complies with environmental good practice and is redirected from open dumping on the Kosovo A Dump to the Mirash mine.	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 27, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Contaminated land managed or dump sites closed under the project Value 156.00 156.00 156.00
Date March 28, 2013 August 17, 2016 August 31, 2016
Comment
Remediation of Kosovo A Ash Dump, eliminating dust problems and pollution infiltration from the ashes into groundwater Value 55.00 55.00 55.00
Date March 28, 2013 August 17, 2016 August 31, 2016
Comment

Increase capacities in KEK for continued clean-up operations as measured by the number of hectares remediated and reclaimed with KEK 's own resources	Value	69.00	177.00	127.00
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 50.00 50.00
Date October 20, 2006 August 27, 2016 August 31, 2016
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Preparation of full site clean-up investment plan and adaptation of health and safety regulations and low-cost remediation program	Value	No remediation plan	Prepared site clean-up investment plan and adaptio	Prepared site clean-up investment plan and adaptio
	Date	January 1, 2008	August 17, 2016	June 29, 2013
	Comment

Mirash Mine prepared for sanitary disposal of Kosovo A ash	Value	Mirah Mine prepared for sanitary disposal of Kosov	Mirash mine prepared for sanitary disposal of Koso	Mirah Mine prepared for sanitary disposal of Kosov
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Tons of found tar deposits from the gasification site safely removed and disposed Value 0.00 2232.00 2232.00
Date March 28, 2013 August 17, 2016 August 31, 2016
Comment

Environmental and Social baseline data available for ESIA	Value	No baseline data available	Baseline data are available for Environmental and	Environmental and Social Baseline Date available f
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Low carbon growth strategy prepared Value No strategy prepared Low carbon strategy has been prepared Low carbon growth strategy prepared
Date March 28, 2013 August 17, 2016 August 31, 2016
Comment

Reduction of houses at risk from geotechnical instabilities of Kosovo A ash dump	Value	10 houses at risk	No houses at risk since 2010	No houses at risk since 2010, target achieved
	Date	September 21, 2006	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Tons of found tar sludge, benzene, methanol and oily compunds from the gasification site safely removed and disposed Value 4545.00 5109.00 4780.00
Date March 28, 2013 August 17, 2016 August 31, 2016
Comment
Tons of found phenol in water solutions from the gasification site safely removed and treated Value 14771.00 14775.00 14771.00
Date March 28, 2013 August 17, 2016 August 31, 2016
Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	21549.00	21500.00
	Date	October 20, 2006	August 27, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Contaminated land managed or dump sites closed under the project	Value	156.00	156.00	156.00
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Remediation of Kosovo A Ash Dump, eliminating dust problems and pollution infiltration from the ashes into groundwater	Value	55.00	55.00	55.00
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	50.00	50.00
	Date	October 20, 2006	August 27, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Low carbon growth strategy prepared	Value	No strategy prepared	Low carbon strategy has been prepared	Low carbon growth strategy prepared
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Tons of found tar sludge, benzene, methanol and oily compunds from the gasification site safely removed and disposed	Value	4545.00	5109.00	4780.00
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment

Tons of found phenol in water solutions from the gasification site safely removed and treated	Value	14771.00	14775.00	14771.00
	Date	March 28, 2013	August 17, 2016	August 31, 2016
	Comment