Bulgarian villagers call on the EBRD to ensure fair resettlement by coal company it finances
May 29, 2019
Beli Bryag, Bulgaria – Around one hundred villagers in the village of Beli Bryag, in Bulgaria’s Stara Zagora region, are anxiously awaiting for a resolution to their claims of proper resettlement by the Maritsa East mines, the company gearing up to expand its lignite mine to where the village currently stands. They have only until the end of the year before they are expropriated. [1]
Kosova e Re power purchase agreement challenged at Energy Community
May 14, 2019
Kosovar and international non-governmental organizations have filed an official complaint to the Energy Community’s (EnC) dispute settlement mechanism, challenging the legality of the power purchase agreement (PPA) for the planned Kosova e Re coal powe
Financing a just transition
May 14, 2019
With banks keen to give back to the community and finance a green future, an ideal opportunity has presented itself, writes Brian Caplen.Source: Financing a just transition
Kundërshtohet edhe zyrtarisht kontrata e projektit “Kosova e Re”
May 13, 2019
Disa organizata joqeveritare nga Kosova, si dhe ato ndërkombëtare, kanë nisur të hënën një ankesë zyrtare në mekanizimin për zgjidhjen e konflikteve të komunitetit të energjisë, duke sfiduar legjitimitetin e marrëveshjes për blerje të energjisë elektri
Kërkohet përdorimi i mekanizmave ligjorë kundër projektit TC “Kosova e Re”
May 13, 2019
Organizata Jo-qeveritare kosovare dhe ndërkombëtare kanë plasuar sot zyrtarisht një ankesë zyrtare tek Komuniteti i Energjisë, përkatësisht tek mekanizmi i zgjidhjes së mosmarrëveshjeve duke sfiduar ligjshmërinë e marrëveshjes së blerjes së energjisë p
Termocentrali ‘Kosova e Re’ përplas shoqërinë civile dhe Qeverinë
May 13, 2019
Disa organizata joqeveritare nga Kosova dhe ndërkombëtare kanë nisur të hënën, siç thuhet, një ankesë zyrtare tek Komuniteti i Energjisë, përkatësisht tek mekanizmi i zgjidhjes së mosmarrëveshjeve, duke sfiduar ligjshmërinë e marrëveshjes së blerjes së
Legal challenge mounted against Kosovo coal project’s “absurd” contract
May 13, 2019
Prishtina – Kosovar and international non-governmental organisations [1] have today submitted an official complaint to the Energy Community dispute settlement mechanism challenging the legality of the power purchase agreement for the planned Kosova e Re coal power project, which is currently awaiting ratification by the Kosovo parliament. [2]
Policy on corporate loans based on PCM CRR on the EPS Restructuring project
May 6, 2019
The PCM has finalised the Compliance Review Report (CRR) of the EPS Restructuring project and has closed the case without further monitoring. We welcome the recommendation that clarification of the policy framework and strategic guidance are urgently r
Bulgarian villagers in chronic limbo over coal mine expansion
May 6, 2019
Residents of Beli Bryag in Bulgaria’s Stara Zagora region anxiously await removal from their homes to make way for the expansion of a mine that feeds Maritsa East, the country’s largest coal complex.
Corporate loans – the rotten apple in EBRD’s Environmental and Social Policy?
April 18, 2019
As the Board of Directors is expected to vote any day now on the renewed Policy which lays out the conditions for reaching the Bank’s sustainability mandate and commitment to EU standards, a compliance review on Serbia’s energy company’s corporate restructuring loan calls for clearer and stronger safeguards for corporate level loans.
