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Western Balkans investing at least 2.4 times more in coal than in wind power - Bankwatch
Bankwatch in the media | May 25, 2016

BELGRADE (Serbia), May 26 (SeeNews) - The Western Balkan countries are actively planning to build 2,800 MW of new coal plants and just 1,166 MW of wind power plants (WPPs) in the next five years, in sharp contrast to their commitments to raise the share of renewable energy in their energy mix, Praha-based non-governmental organisation CEE Bankwatch Network said on Thursday.

Energy & climate
Balkans, coal, Western Balkans, wind
Success: Romanian government promises to respect property of villagers threatened by coal mine
Blog entry | May 24, 2016

After months of protests and the people in Runcurel, a small town in Romania that is to be swallowed by a lignite mine, have finally received positive news from the Romanian government. During a meeting with Bankwatch Romania and Greenpeace Romania, the Minister for Energy Vlad Grigorescu confirmed that the government will do more to protect locals and their houses.

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Energy & climate
Social & economic impacts
Balkans, coal, EU, expropriation, land rights, local communities, mining, Oltenia Energy Complex, resettlement, Runcurel
Постепенно въглищата ще останат в историята като енергоносител
Bankwatch in the media | May 5, 2016

Генади Кондарев, енергиен експерт към Bankwatch, в предаването Бизнес старт

58% от домакинствата в България се отопляват на твърдо гориво, а останали близо 40% се отопляват с електроенергия. Това каза Генади Кондарев, енергиен експерт към Bankwatch, в предаването „Бизнес старт“ по Bloomberg TV Bulgaria.

Energy & climate
CEE, coal
Bosnia and Herzegovina signs deal for Tuzla 7 coal plant construction - but its economics are shrouded in mystery
Blog entry | May 4, 2016

In spite of an updated construction contract for a new unit at the Tuzla coal-fired power plant, the project's economic feasibility remains a puzzle with missing pieces.

Chinese investors
Balkans, Banovici, Chinese investors, coal, costs, economic feasibility, EU neighbourhood, Gezhouba, state aid, Tuzla
[Campaign update] Romanian government sued over unlawful expropriation of mining community
Blog entry | March 24, 2016

After decades of putting up with noise and dust, people in Runcurel, Romania are being told they are in the way of national interest. Together with the two civil society organisations, land owners are challenging the government's decision and the coal company's actions.

Energy & climate
Social & economic impacts
Balkans, coal, EU, Oltenia Energy Complex, photo story, Runcurel

Coal