Through an image published on August 26 on Facebook by the page "New Kosovo", it is alleged that the Kosovo Electricity Distribution Company (KEDS) has announced that from August 27, electricity reductions in Kosovo will begin on a "4:2" schedule, namely four hours with electricity and two hours without electricity.
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After fact-checking by Hibrid.info, it has been proven that this claim is false.
FACTS
Initially, Hibrid.info searched Google for information regarding the claim. The search results do not indicate that such an announcement has been published by the media or other credible sources (see here).
Also, in the “News/Communications” section of the official KEDS website, no announcement was found about the start of electricity reductions with a “4:2” schedule (see here).
However, KEDS has published notices of planned power outages in several cities in Kosovo on August 27, 28 and 29. According to these notices, the outages are related to network works and not to a general “4:2” reduction scheme.
KEDS has classified these works as “Works necessary for system security”, “Works in investment projects” and “Works by third parties” (see here).
Hibrid.info has also found KEDS announcements about these works published in several online media in Kosovo (see here and here).
So, based on verified data, KEDS has not announced the start of electricity reductions with a “4:2” schedule in Kosovo, as claimed in the content published by the “Kosova e Re” website. The announced outages for August 27, 28 and 29 are related to planned network works.
Transparency of the “Kosova e Re” Facebook page
The “Kosova e Re” page on the Facebook platform has over 55 thousand followers. According to transparency data, the page was created on November 25, 2019, is managed by Kosovo and has two administrators. The history of the page shows that it has changed its name six times since its creation (see here).
Analyze
An image posted on Facebook claims that KEDS has announced the start of electricity reductions throughout Kosovo on a “4:2” schedule, starting August 27. However, this claim is false.
KEDS has only announced planned power outages in certain areas, which are related to maintenance works, investments and other interventions in the network during August 27, 28 and 29.
There is no official announcement from KEDS about a general "4:2" reduction scheme.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Disinformation".
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