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The Balkans may become the achilles heel of EU-China climate leadership

The European Union’s and China’s joint commitment to climate action is tarnished by Chinese support for and the EU’s neglect of coal projects in the Balkans, as a new briefing shows. But it is still not too late to change course.

Tags: China China ExIm Bank coal Kostolac Pljevlja Stanari Tuzla Balkans EU neighbourhood

Institution: Chinese investors, Export credit agencies

Theme: Energy & climate

First Balkans private power plant boosts coal dependence

September 20, 2016

Source: Maja Zuvela, Reuters

* Chinese-built plant is first privately built in Western Balkans

* Plant increases regional dependent on dirty coal

* Chinese investment playing growing role in region's power

By Maja Zuvela

STANARI, Bosnia, Sept 20 The Balkan region's first privately-funded power plant came online on Tuesday, increasing the region's dependency on coal-fired power stations even as environmental concerns are driving them to the brink of the extinction elsewhere in Europe.

Institution: Chinese investors

Theme: Energy & climate

Tags: China, Kings of Coal, lignite, Stanari, Balkans

Guest post: The last coal plant in the Western Balkans?

The Stanari lignite power plant in Bosnia officially starts operations today. If we are to have any hope of tackling climate change, it had better be the last one in the region.

Tags: coal economic feasibility Stanari Balkans EU neighbourhood

Institution: Chinese investors

Theme: Energy & climate