Kosovo plans new power stations

Kosovo's govt. plans to build a new thermo plant with a capacity of 2,100 MW, though experts in Priština say the province doesn’t require such high capacities.

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Tuesday, 07.07.2009.

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Kosovo's govt. plans to build a new thermo plant with a capacity of 2,100 MW, though experts in Pristina say the province doesn’t require such high capacities. Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has announced the two big projects in the wake of Kosovo’s admission to the IMF and World Bank. Kosovo plans new power stations The first could be the construction of the so-called New Kosovo thermo plant with a capacity of 2,100 megawatts. Experts say, however, that Kosovo does not require such a facility, rather the extension of the Kosovo B plant. Local energy experts say that given that all the countries of the Western Balkans are already keeping a close track of their energy stability, the new plant would offer very little opportunity for export. The Kosovo government has called a tender for the construction of a new thermo plant in Obilic, though the winner has still to be announced. Critics say that the preparation process has not been transparent. Experts claim that the construction of a new plant would be profitable and beneficial only for investors. Thaci said that the new plant would cost EUR 3.5bn, to be funded by the World Bank. While experts in Pristina have welcomed the World Bank loan, they argue that the plant’s large capacities would be harmful to the environment, owing to the excessive volume of carbon dioxide produced. For this reason, local experts favor balanced development and gradual spending of natural resources over the government’s plans.

Kosovo plans new power stations

The first could be the construction of the so-called New Kosovo thermo plant with a capacity of 2,100 megawatts. Experts say, however, that Kosovo does not require such a facility, rather the extension of the Kosovo B plant.

Local energy experts say that given that all the countries of the Western Balkans are already keeping a close track of their energy stability, the new plant would offer very little opportunity for export.

The Kosovo government has called a tender for the construction of a new thermo plant in Obilić, though the winner has still to be announced. Critics say that the preparation process has not been transparent. Experts claim that the construction of a new plant would be profitable and beneficial only for investors.

Thaci said that the new plant would cost EUR 3.5bn, to be funded by the World Bank. While experts in Priština have welcomed the World Bank loan, they argue that the plant’s large capacities would be harmful to the environment, owing to the excessive volume of carbon dioxide produced.

For this reason, local experts favor balanced development and gradual spending of natural resources over the government’s plans.

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