ENERGY/ CHAOS IN THE FIELD AND THE SCANDALS OF DIRECTORS IN THE REGIONS THE HEAD OF OSHEE LEAVES Arben Seferi, the backstage details of his departure The Supervisory Board accepts the resignation of the Distribution Operator’s director “for personal reasons”. Why managing OSHEE became impossible. Adrian Çela appointed Was he forced, outside official hours, to appear at nightly press conferences alongside some senior police official to present the daily tally of cuts to illegal electricity connections? The head of the Energy Distribution Operator, Arben Seferi, had on his face the “discomfort” of being the “guarantor” as the next officer presented the nightly figures of illegal offenders caught in the act. Likewise, during the day he was obliged to accompany other ministers around the regions from one field inspector to another concerning OSHEE’s energy problems. And while this was happening before the cameras, several successive scandals involving him undermined the credibility of the institution. Officially, the general administrator of OSHEE resigned yesterday for “personal reasons”. A notice from the Ministry of Energy and Industry reportedly said: Seferi submitted his resignation for personal reasons which... On page 8

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