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Vecer, Nova Makedonija, Dnevnik – РУБРИКАSkopje’s first lightning, 1909
Kozjak in the Macedonian press

For realization of the activities for The first electric bulb in Skopje was lighted
the investment-technical documenta- in 1909, by means of a small diesel electric
tion, within Electro Skopje, a Sector power plant. It was used for powering of the
for Investments and Construction of pumping station of the city water supply
Sources was formed. A Director of this company, for one street, the building of the
Sector was MA Nikola Popovski, who Municipality and the quarters of the Turkish
is a direct participant and holder of governor.
the main project stone-filled dam with
all geomechanical, geological, hydro-
logical, and laboratory examinations.
These are his statements about the ac-
tivities at the time.

Flooded Skopje from the archives of MA Nikola Popovski From the investigation of the flood in Skopje conducted by
MA Nikola Popovski

The regulated riverbed of the river Vardar contributed for the protection of the central city area, however this of course
was affected by other factors, primarily that the waters of the three rivers Treska, Vardar, and Lepenec did not surge at the
same moment. The regulated riverbed of the river Vardar is dimensioned in built in order to be able to receive only 1,150 m3
because it was assumed that in parallel with the regulation of the river Vardar, the dam Kozjak will be built as well.

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