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A Contribution to Increasing Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector—A Case Study in Kosovo
Sustainability, 15 (2023), 21; 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152115554
Lajqi, Shpetim; Đurin, Bojan; Vataj, Gjelosh; Nakić, Domagoj

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Lajqi, S., Đurin, B., Vataj, G. & Nakić, D. (2023). A Contribution to Increasing Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector—A Case Study in Kosovo. Sustainability, 15. (21), 1-17. doi: 10.3390/su152115554

Lajqi, Shpetim, et al. "A Contribution to Increasing Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector—A Case Study in Kosovo." Sustainability, vol. 15, no. 21, 2023, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152115554

Lajqi, Shpetim, Bojan Đurin, Gjelosh Vataj and Domagoj Nakić. "A Contribution to Increasing Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector—A Case Study in Kosovo." Sustainability 15, no. 21 (2023): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152115554

Lajqi, S., et al. (2023) 'A Contribution to Increasing Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector—A Case Study in Kosovo', Sustainability, 15(21), pp. 1-17. doi: 10.3390/su152115554

Lajqi S, Đurin B, Vataj G, Nakić D. A Contribution to Increasing Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector—A Case Study in Kosovo. Sustainability [Internet]. 2023 November 02 [cited 2024 October 09];15(21):1-17. doi: 10.3390/su152115554

S. Lajqi, B. Đurin, G. Vataj and D. Nakić, "A Contribution to Increasing Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector—A Case Study in Kosovo", Sustainability, vol. 15, no. 21, pp. 1-17, November 2023. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:237:875394. [Accessed: 09 October 2024]

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Title (english)A Contribution to Increasing Efficiency in the Water Utility Sector—A Case Study in Kosovo
AuthorShpetim Lajqi
AuthorBojan Đurin
AuthorGjelosh Vataj
AuthorDomagoj Nakić
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		TECHNICAL SCIENCES
Civil Engineering
Abstract (english)
Due to the rise in energy and water consumption, especially via water losses in water supply systems, it is imperative to reduce and eliminate such problems. Nowadays, commercial efficiency problems are present throughout the world, but in countries with a lower level of development, they have a considerable presence. Therefore, Kosovo, as such a country, has serious problems regarding commercial efficiency in the water sector. Improving performance involves sharing best practices to reduce water losses and improve collection rates. Water losses in Kosovo range from 55 to 61% of water production. Besides water losses, water utilities in Kosovo also have a low collection rate, ranging from 61% to 93% of issued invoices. Alongside these levels of non-revenue water and low collection rates, only 33.55 to 56.73% of produced water generates income. Improvement may be possible through profiling the consumption of large customers, calibrating and installing water meters with high accuracy, reading water materials with handheld devices, improving pressure management, finding illegal connections, selling a proportion of old debts, replacing old pipes with modern materials, etc.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleSustainability
Numberingvol. 15, no. 21, pp. 1-17
e-ISSN2071-1050
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su152115554
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:237:875394
Publication2023-11-02
Document URLhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/21/15554
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