Economic development based on the energy sources exploitation

Abstract

Intensive economic development often causes imbalances in space and causes conflict between different 
interest groups. Therefore there should be found ways and models in order development not to cause 
degradation and resource exhaustion. 
The main concept of economic development based on ecological principles is based on these principles: 
Merging ecology and economy in  every level decisions 
Equality among generations(to disable disaster for future generations) 
Very high evaluation of living environment without taking into consideration material benefits for human beings. 
Energy is the basic problem according to which we shall treat economic development based on ecological 
principles. 
Energy is the main element of economic development. There is no economic development without energy 
production. Kosovo cannot build a sustainable future without development of the energy sector, though it is rich 
in energetic and mineral resources. The assessed reserves of lignite amount to 14.3 million tons, and the rational 
use of this source is very important for the development of our country. 
The exploitation of lignite for power plant is not an economic exploitation, that is, for 1 kWh of its necessary to 
burn an average of lignite with 9630 KJ and of 7100 million tons of lignite may be obtained 5.497 THh. According 
to a World Energy Association  somewhere between  the half and 2/3 of the necessary world energy should be 
supplied in coal, therefore the world’s coal production should be  increased  three times more than in 1979[1]  . 
It has been found out that coal exploitation as fuel is followed by numerous problems, especially for the living 
world.  These problems are specific depending on the processing: cleaning, transport, use, waste etc.