BiH’s Ugljevik 3 TPP Under Examination Again
March 23, 2018
The permit for construction of the 600 MW Ugljevik 3 thermal power plant (TPP) in Republika Srpska is now also under examination by the Espoo Convention Implementation Committee due to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) failure to notify neighbouring count
Mounting pressure to revoke permit for the planned thermal power plant Ugljevik III
March 21, 2018
In contrast to the global trend of decreasing coal from the energy mix, the Western Balkan countries are stubbornly planning a whole fleet of new lignite plants, most of which are plagued by breaches of environmental laws. The latest case in point is the planned 600MW Ugljevik III.
Controversial Turkish-Azerbaijani gas pipeline gets major EU loan
March 15, 2018
Today the board of directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) green-lighted a EUR 932 million loan to the Trans Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP), the Turkish section of the Southern Gas Corridor, a month after handing out the largest ever fossil fuels loan to the western section of the same project.
The Baganuur women affected by coal burning
March 6, 2018
The coal industry continues to negatively impact the local population and environment soothing the public with a false promise for reliable and affordable energy. The damaging influence is especially prominent for the women of Baganuur.
Comments on the existing EBRD Energy Sector Strategy from 2013
February 27, 2018
Bankwatch reviewed the EBRD’s energy lending during the strategy period and used this lens to look at the text of the bank’s 2013 Energy Strategy: what needs to be continued and strengthened and what needs to be changed. The focus is on priority issues
Five decades breathing coal and losing years of life in Bosnia
February 24, 2018
Os moradores de Tuzla, no nordeste da Bósnia-Herzegóvina, vivem em média três anos menos que seus compatriotas, já que convivem com uma usina termelétrica alimentada com carvão que há cinco décadas co Source: Five decades breathing coal and losing year
Protests spread in Western Balkans along with air pollution
February 19, 2018
Community organisations across the region are fed up with worsening air quality and are taking their grievances to the streets
They warn of the risks of coal-fired thermoelectric plants
February 18, 2018
Bankwatch Network, una red de protección del medioambiente y derechos humanos, advierte el peligro de las centrales de carbón. Source: They warn of the risks of coal-fired thermoelectric plants
Why is Kosovo going ahead with a lignite coal power plant that is extremely expensive and dangerous to health?
February 13, 2018
Toxins in the air have reached “hazardous” levels in Pristina, Kosovo, last week. A ban on cars is welcome. But the real problem is the lignite coal plants nearby. So why is the Kosovo government, the US and the World Bank all supporting yet another ne
bne IntelliNews – EIB to go ahead with controversial €1.5bn loan for TAP pipeline
February 7, 2018
Funding decision made despite heavy pressure from environmental groups who argued that the development bank should avoid investing in major fossil fuel projects. Source: bne IntelliNews – EIB to go ahead with controversial €1.5bn loan for TAP pipeline
