Municipal development has affected the construction of network-educational system, health and service network intensifying agricultural development has become especially after the construction of the irrigation system "Iber Lepenci", while a positive movement for the economy is marked by Ferronikeli, a local mining and smelting operation.

[5][6] Drenas municipality is located in central Kosovo, between the Čičavica mountains in the east and the Drenica hills in the north and west.

At a junction at Komorani village, a smaller road extends north from the highway, passing through Drenas town and continuing to Skenderaj.

[8][9] While the presence of significant ore deposits was noticed as long ago as 1958, the plant was commissioned in 1984 while the Socialist FRY was in power.

[12] The plant contributes to the infrastructure of the municipality with power, including water supply and an electric grid.

The municipality played a central role in the whole process by co-ordinating the financing, construction and management of the project.