J. Int. Environmental Application & Science, Vol. 4 (2): 152-156 (2009) 152 Energetic Resources of Kosovo as a Strategic Potential for its Economical Development Midin Bojaxhiu ∗ , Përparim Hoxha, Hysen Ahmeti, Xhavit Raci, Nuredin Bislimi University of Prishtina, Mines and Metallurgy Faculty, Str: Rrustem Statovci No.29 Kosovo Received December 23, 2008; Accepted April 20, 2009 Abstract: It is known the fact that Republic of Kosovo no matter it has a small area of territory, in its territory are concentrated the grandiose energetic recourses, of Balkan and European collocation. In this project, the basic characteristics of energetic resources will be generally presented starting from coal, hydro-thermal recourses, hydro-recourses, and also the possibility of oil and gas recourses, (according to some earlier unofficial data it is said that the interesting structures have been developed for bedding of oil and gas in Dukagjini basin, it is remained to be explored.). No matter in the developed world, the different energetic sources, as are: Oil, Gas, radioactive Energy, geothermal energy, hydro- energy, every day is more used for insurance of energetic needs in Kosovo, coal is further remaining as a main basic assured source of energetic needs, because of the colossal reserves of around 13 billion tones and the convenient conditions for their exploitation. Parallel the coal in the future it must be studied also the possibility of the greater exploitation of hydro recourses and geothermal field, which generated a great thermal flux and which in the ecological aspect present a small problems in environment. Keywords: Energetic resources, coal, hydro-thermal recourses, Dukagjini pond, economical development Introduction By yearlong detailed and half detailed systematic geological, geophysical, hydro-geological researches, it is determined that the greatest concentrations of coal reserves are in our three known ponds: -Kosovo coal pond, -Dukagjini coal pond, -Drenica coal pond. The scale of study for these ponds is different, while the greatest importance is dedicated to the Kosovo coal pond, and exactly it is dedicated to the most productive special parts of the Kosovo coal field, and in this case the reserves are verified just for those parts of the deposits planned for exploitation. Kosovo coal pond Kosovo coal pond makes part in collocation of the biggest coal ponds of Kosovo and also of the Balkan and Europe. From the general surface of the Kosovo field, around 1.400 km², by the so far explorations it is outlined the extent of coal series in a surface from around 240 km². A coal-bed contained by medium thickness of 45m is developed in this pond. The geological age of coal series is the Early Pontian Pl 1 . This pond is characterised by a high scale of study, and according to some calculations until now around 2.600 structural, geo-mechanical, hydro-geological drillings with the linear length of 250.000 m are done. Coal is of lignite type with qualitative characteristics that differs in the horizontal and vertical direction. The average proportion of coal – wasteland for this pond is 1: 1.85. The depth of the occurrence of coal moves from the surface outcrop to max 310 m below the field level. ∗ Corresponding Author, E-mail address: adulaj@kosovo-mining.org , Tel. +37744603393, Fax +38138245844 # This study has been presented at “International Conference in Alb-Science” in Tirana, Albania.