The scandal-marred lignite plant TES 6 in Slovenia will likely cost 1.44 billion euros
27 January 2014 | Balkans Business News
The scandal-marred lignite plant TES 6 at Sostanj in Slovenia will likely cost 1.44 billion euros (2 billion US), more than double than what was initially predicted, and is due to produce annual losses of 50 million euros, show calculations recently revealed by Slovenian media. These cost escalations, predicted by NGOs critical of the project, should constitute a word of caution for other countries in South-Eastern Europe that are considering building new coal capacities
Is the Western Balkans the new Desertec?
14 January 2014 | European Energy Review
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TTIP puts the EU’s environmental and social policies on the line
13 January 2014 | Euractiv
The European Commission has repeatedly promised civil society that the TTIP negotiations with the US will not lead to a race to the bottom on environmental protection, health and safety standards and consumer rights. But as negotiations progress, civil society groups on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly feeling uneasy, ten leading NGOs write in an open letter.
EBRD – eyes wide shut to coal sector corruption
6 January 2014 | The Ecologist
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has been financing coal mining companies implicated in criminal corruption allegations – according to a Bankwatch analysis.
Kolubara, mine serbe sur du charbon ardent
6 January 2014 | Liberation
Soutenu par une filiale d’EDF, le projet d’agrandissement du site titanesque et très polluant inquiète les écologistes.
Erdogan’s Turkey embarks on massive ‘dash for coal’
26 November 2013 | The Ecologist
Ignoring its significant solar and wind power potential, Turkey is planning a massive ‘dash for coal’ with over 37,000 MW of new coal fired power stations.
