OAK: Electricity is seriously damaging Kosovo businesses

Kosovo's Afarism Oda has estimated today during a meeting with the TexCo company in Obilic, that the state should recognise the losses businesses are causing you with a lack of electricity.

Only from July 1st to August 20th, according to an OAK media report, has behind the lack of electricity in this region for 80 hours of work, all during regular working days (Hun-Fest). If it breaks down in time, businesses have been forced to pay for two weeks without working at all.

“If 92% is import and only 8% export, in such a country it might be considered to be without an economy, the general director of the TexCo textile company said among other things. Mevlut Ademiy. He also added that a huge problem they are facing in Kosovo is the lack of work culture and lack of responsibility, because for any complaint and demand addressing as business delayed the answers and are constantly facing a lack of real communication”, the OAK report said.

Ademiy is said to have given greater attention to the problems that are coming from electricity cuts that are occurring without warning, which may be mentioned: Machine damage; Slowing down the production process is affecting the damage to business image to partners with which you cooperate, and the additional cost of realising work because they are forced to work overtime and at the same time pay workers for additional work.

“He also added that the state is still not aware of the losses that are coming as a consequence of power cuts. Another major problem for this business is very costly transportation, where Kosovo's non-involvement in the International Transport Association is making goods very difficult because the material first comes from Europe, is processed in Kosovo and then sent back to Europe”, the media report said.

During his visit to the TexCo business, the chairman of the Kosovo Afarism Oda Skender Krasniqi indicated that OAK is constantly working in order to change Kosovo's business climate. He also stressed that laws in our country are more oriented to be in line with the EU and the SAA rather than adapt to each other at the country's level. This disagreement of laws is leading to situations of confusion in businesses.

For more, TexCo began its activity in February 2017, and to this day there are close to 50 workers. TexCo is focused on export, where 100% of their products are dedicated to the international market. Their main associate is inside Max Mara.

At this meeting, Kosovo's Afarism Oda was represented by: Board Chairman Skender Krasniqi and official Mirjeta Shala and Bee Gigolli.