Winners and losers – Who benefits from high-level corruption in the South East Europe energy sector
Study | 24 June 2014
Energy is one of the biggest economic sectors in south-eastern Europe and is set to grow even further with the region moving closer to the EU. The region has high potential for energy efficiency and sustainable renewable energy investments. Yet, as this study illustrates with a number of examples, countries have shown little ability to absorb investments at a large scale without systemic corruption and patronage.
See also an interactive map with summaries for each case at https://bankwatch.org/SEE-energy-corruption
Theme: Social & economic impacts
Location: Albania | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Macedonia | Montenegro | Kosovo | Serbia
Project: Kolubara lignite mine, Serbia
Tags: Energy Community | SEE | coal | corruption
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