A 2010 EU report stated that the "legal unbundling of the distribution and supply functions of the Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) is due at the end of 2010 with a view to privatisation. Until completion of the new Kosovo power plant project, the other functions will remain integrated in KEK."<ref>[http://www.energy-community.org/portal/page/portal/ENC_HOME/ENERGY_COMMUNITY/EU/UNMIK/2010 "EU report 2010"] Energy Community, EU Report 2010.</ref>
==Coal Reserves==
Kosovo has more than 14,700 metric tons of lignite coal, the world's fifth-largest proven reserves. Often referred to as "brown coal," lignite is considered the dirtiest of all fossil fuels.<ref name=lf/>
==Coal Mining Operations==