Exclusive: Contour Global sues Kosovo in Arbitraz for TC “New Kosovo”

The current 20m euros have become the apple of a row between the Government of Kosovo and the American company “Contour Global”. The latter left the contract signed after Albin Kurti came to power, and the government is considering this action as absurd.

Periscop sources teach that the Ministry of Economy and Environment has accepted the indictment by Contour Global, but that has not yet been made public by them. Even though Periscop has sent questions to their address and the relevant ministry, so far They've chosen to keep quiet.

While from the Ministry of Justice, respectively, by State Lawyers, have denied that the indictment by the American company has come to their address.

We are informing you that the AVSH so far has not accepted a request or indictment with which the Republic of Kosovo has been indicted in the International Referee.”, the Justice Ministry for Periscope has said.

At the end of 2017, when it was Ramush Haradinaj in power, the Kosovo government had signed agreements with the US company Contour Global for the construction of a 450-megawatt thermal power plant, known as the “New Kosova”.

Meanwhile, after the government came to power Kurti, who had not supported such an agreement with the American company, the company in question withdrew from the project.

On March 17, 2020, Contour Globalé had said he would withdraw from this project, with the reasoning that as a result of the political situation in Kosovo, their project cannot reach the deadlines before the project ends due.

In May 2020, Contour Global was addressed to the Government of Kosovo through a letter asking him to pay the debt of over 20m euros because the government has not carried out a transfer of tools under the contract to complete it until the day of the letter's delivery.

The American company had given the deadline that within 30 days the t dealt with 20m and 53m and 125 euros and 63 cents, but that amount was not paid.

Furthermore, Economy Minister Blerim Kuci had said several days ago that the reasons for contour Global withdrawal It's completely banal and groundless. Even, he expressed optimism that even in case they send Kosovo to Arbitrazh they cannot win.

By contrast, the New Kosovo thermal power plant was meant to start building this year, while operating in 2023.

Construction of TC “New Kosovo” would cost the country 1.3 billion euros.

Meanwhile, Kosovo continues to face the problem of electricity supply/Periscope.