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Home > Success stories > Croatia drops plans for controversial coal plant

Croatia drops plans for controversial coal plant

After five years of campaigning led by Bankwatch member group Zelena akcija/Friends of the Earth Croatia, Croatia’s economy minister Tomislav Panenić has finally announced that the Plomin C coal power plant project has been halted.

Black silhouettes stand on the grass in front of a coal power plant.

Zelena akcija and partners including Zelena Istra, Greenpeace Croatia and Bankwatch have worked tirelessly to highlight the harmful health, climate and economic consequences of Plomin C.

The campaign involved around 40 street actions, panel discussions and other events, several legal and economic analyses, three court cases, a complaint to the public prosecutor, at least 40 letters to banks and potential investors, and communication with the European Commission about the legality of the project’s state aid aspects.

One of the many actions of our Croatian member group Zelena Akcija included CO2 balloons and singing an adapted version of “Ca plane pour moi”.

Cancelling the project finally creates the space for Croatia to develop a sustainable energy strategy, utilising its plentiful solar potential and other renewable resources.

It also prevents the country being locked into a high-cost carbon-intensive energy production model for the next 40 years.

Other countries in the Balkans are still planning large coal capacities.

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