Obiliq is a small town located near Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo. The area is home to two major thermal power plants, Kosovo A and Kosovo B, which meet the vast majority of the country's energy needs.
Kosovo is a coal-rich nation, relying on coal-fired thermal power plants to satisfy 98% of its total energy demand. However, the power plants situated in Obiliq are significantly outdated, with both facilities being approximately 40 years old.
The town of Obiliq is situated precisely between these two thermal power generation facilities. The exact population figures of the town are often difficult to ascertain or unknown to many.
Alarming health data has been reported from the region: according to hospital records, 30 new cancer cases were recorded in the town during just a nine-month period in 2015.