Western Balkans: coal pollution increases due to government failures – new report
September 17, 2024
In 2023, Western Balkan governments’ dereliction of their law enforcement duties again allowed an increase in sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution from the region’s antiquated coal power plants, according to the sixth edition of Bankwatch’s Comply or Close report, published today (1). Dust and nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution from coal plants also continued to exceed legal limits.
Comply or Close 2024: six years of deadly legal breaches by Western Balkan coal plants
September 17, 2024
The end of 2023 marked six years since the deadline passed for power plants in the Western Balkans to meet new air pollution standards. Yet the deadly air pollution from the region’s mostly antiquated coal power plants has hardly decreased at all since 2018.
Narrow road ahead: the energy crisis in Kosovo in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
June 24, 2022
Kosovo, almost entirely reliant on coal for its energy, has nevertheless been hard-hit by the ongoing energy crisis. What steps should the country take to address this, and at the same time end its reliance on fossil fuels?
Western Balkan coal power plants polluted twice as much as those in the EU in 2019
July 12, 2021
The non-compliance of Western Balkan coal power plants with the emission limits enshrined in the Energy Community Treaty is reflected in the region’s high sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX) and dust emissions. This briefing looks mainly at th
Serbia: key national plan risks cementing coal dependence
June 29, 2021
The Serbian government’s 15-year national Spatial Plan is so keen to stick to business-as-usual it is openly ignoring some of the country’s most pressing issues to justify plans for six new fossil fuel-based power plants. Belgrade also doesn’t appear to care much about what Serbia’s neighbour to the east thinks regarding the implications these disastrous plans would have for them.
ContourGlobal finally quits Kosova e Re coal plant
March 17, 2020
ContourGlobal is quitting the planned 500 MW Kosova e Re lignite power plant project in Kosovo. The company stated that it is now impossible for the project to meet the required milestones, citing, among others, the recent formation of a government led by a Prime Minister publicly opposed to the project.
Energy Community challenges state aid to Kosova e Re
December 24, 2019
The Energy Community Secretariat said it has sent a so-called opening letter to Kosovo* with the intention to resolve the dispute regarding the backing for the project of a coal-fired power plant of 450 MW.Energy Community challenges state aid to Kosov
Dispute settlement procedure against Kosovo opened for illegal State aid to new power plant
December 24, 2019
The Energy Community Secretariat sent an Opening Letter to Kosovo addressing its concerns with regard to the illegality and existence of State aid in relation to the new power plant “Kosovo e Re” project.Dispute settlement procedure against Kosovo open
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
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
