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]
EBRD draft strategy rules out support for Kosovo coal-fired power plant
November 14, 2018
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued a draft energy sector strategy that it will not finance coal projects, it said on Wednesday, following a statement by an environmental group that the international lender is not con
Edhe një bankë ndërkombëtare i thotë ‘Jo’ Termocentralit ‘Kosova e Re’
November 13, 2018
Pas deklaratës së Bankës Botërore se nuk do të ofrojë mbështetje për termocentralin ‘Kosova e Re’ edhe Banka Evropiane për Ndërtim dhe Zhvillim (BERZh) tani e ka konfirmuar se nuk është duke shqyrtuar mbështetjen për këtë projekt, raporton Bankwatch Ne
BERZH-i përsërit se nuk e financon “Kosovën e Re”
November 13, 2018
Pak kohë pasi Banka Botërore njoftoi se nuk do ta mbështesë termocentralin “Kosova e Re”, Banka Evropiane për Rindërtim dhe Zhvillim ka përsëritur se nuk e konsideron projektin. Source: BERZH-i përsërit se nuk e financon “Kosovën e Re”
EBRD confirms it will not finance New Kosovo coal plant
November 13, 2018
Following the World Bank’s recent statement [1] that it will not provide support for the 500 MW New Kosovo coal power plant, the EBRD has now followed suit by confirming that it is not considering support for the project.
The great coal jobs fraud (2018 UPDATE)
June 28, 2018
This study, an update of our November 2016 analysis, examines the claims and finds that in almost all cases, they are exaggerated. In fact, even the current levels of employment cannot be maintained and some companies such as Elektroprivreda Srbije and
International nonprofits welcome World Bank’s shift towards green energy in Kosovo
June 21, 2018
A group of international and Kosovo-based NGOs have expressed support for the World Bank’s shift towards a more ‘comprehensive approach to energy sector development’ in Kosovo. Source: International nonprofits welcome World Bank’s shift towards green e
New Kosovo power plant – an expensive and outdated anomaly in a decarbonising world
June 19, 2018
After years of delay, the New Kosovo lignite power plant took a step forward in 2017 with the signing of commercial contracts. However, numerous old issues, including carbon emissions, resettlement, and the dubious single-bidder procurement process, ha
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
As pollution blankets Pristina, so do protests
January 31, 2018
Hundreds of people fed up of breathing polluted air have joined a protest in Pristina, Kosovo earlier today.
