Bankwatch

MANS: EPCG bez podataka o ekonomskoj isplativosti Drugog bloka TE Pljevlja

March 1, 2016

Source: Vijesti Online, Vijesti Online

"Predstavnici EPCG i dalje tvrde da su troškovi projekta samo oni koji su povezani sa izgradnjom Drugog bloka i nabavkom opreme, ali ne i čitav niz povezanih investicija poput otvaranja novih rudokopa, troškova rekultivacije, otvaranja novih deponija pepela i šljake i odlagališta otpada rude..."

Theme: Energy & climate

Tags: coal, Balkans

Oprečni stavovi o gradnji drugog bloka TE

February 29, 2016

Source: MINA-Business, Cafe del Montenegro

Vlada treba da odustane od gradnje drugog bloka Termoelektrane TE, jer nije ekonomski isplativ, smatraju u Mreži za afirmaciju nevladinog sektora MANS, dok predstavnici Elektroprivrede EPCG projekat ocjenjuju isplativim i navode da će se raditi po najstrožijim EU standardima.

Koordinator istraživačkog centra MANS, Ines Mrdović, rekla je da se radi o projektu kontroverzi, koji su u toj nevladinoj organizaciji NVO nazvali skupom prodajom magle, prenosi Mina- business.

Theme: Energy & climate

Tags: coal, Balkans

Balkan protests show need for more EU action on air pollution - new analyses

February 29, 2016

Thousands of people took to the streets of Skopje, Pljevlja, Tuzla and other cities across the Western Balkans in December to demand action on chronic air pollution plaguing their communities. A new briefing shows that to a large degree these recurring smog incidents are the result of national authorities' protracted inaction. Yet, air quality could be dramatically improved if two EU directives are transposed into the Energy Community Treaty, according to two legal analyses also released today.

Theme: Energy & climate

Tags: air pollution, air quality, coal, combustion, Energy Community, Balkans, EU neighbourhood

HEC-et po shkatërrojnë natyrën, akuza bankave e institucioneve të BE-së

February 25, 2016

Source: Top Channel, Top Channel

Një raport teknik i një rrjeti organizatash jofitmprurëse të Europës qëndrore dhe asaj lindore akuzon bankat ndërkombëtare të zhvillimit dhe institucionet e Bashkimit Europian se po financojnë në Shqipëri projekte që rrezikojnë monumentet natyrore dhe parqet kombëtare të vendit.

Institution: EBRD, EIB

Theme: Energy & climate

Tags: dams, hydropower, Western Balkans, Balkans

Briefing on Nenskra hydropower plant for the European Investment Bank

Briefing | February 25, 2016

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is in the early stage of assessing a loan for the 280 megawatt Nenskra hydropower plant, located on the Nenskra and Nakra rivers in the Caucasus mountain valleys inhabited by ethnic Svans. The poor quality assessment of the project, together with the neglect of the opinion of locals, threatens to aggravate the fading public acceptance of hydropower. With this project, the EIB and other potential international financiers have a chance to insist on changes to the imprudent course hydropower developments have taken in Georgia and to request tighter environmental and social regulations.

Institution: EIB

Theme: Energy & climate, Social & economic impacts

Nenskra hydropower plant, Georgia

The Nenskra dam is the most advanced of Georgia's massive plans for hydropower installations in the Upper Svaneti region. It will deprive the local community of ethnic Svans of lands and livelihoods, but potential negative impacts have not been properly assessed.

Institution: EBRD, EIB, Export credit agencies, AIIB, ADB

Theme: Social & economic impacts

Conflict continues at Kyrgyzstan's massive gold mine

February 19, 2016

Source: Ryskeldi Satke , Al Jazeera

The Kumtor mine, built on a glacier high in the Tian Shan mountains, continues to attract fierce criticism from locals.

Tian Shan mountain range, Kyrgyzstan - Hidden in a valley in Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan mountains lies the magnificent Issyk-Kul Lake, one of the highest and deepest lakes in the world and a top tourist destination in the region.

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Mining

Tags: Kumtor, Kyrgyzstan, mining, Central Asia

Complaint: non-compliance of the European Investment Bank's Transparency Policy with EU and international law

Official document | February 16, 2016

This complaint, filed by Bankwatch, Client Earth and Counter Balance with the European Investment Bank's complaint mechanism, addresses non-compliance of the European Investment Bank's Transparency Policy with EU and international law on access to information.

Institution: EIB

EFSI case study: Integrated clean energy project 'third industrial revolution' in Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Briefing | February 12, 2016

The so-called European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) should unlock additional investment of at least EUR 315 bn over a three year period (2015-2018). One of the projects benefiting from the loans is the intended “third industrial revolution” in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, which incorporates numerous smaller projects all working for the same goal: A zero carbon energy system for the entire region. The particular financing mix could potentially serve as a good example for an investment platform under EFSI.

Institution: EIB

Theme: Energy & climate

Water disputes persist as Rio Tinto pushes ahead with second Oyu Tolgoi mine

February 11, 2016

Prague; Khanbogd Soum, Mongolia - A large new copper mine in Mongolia could cause irreversible damage to terrain and deprive water from some of the world’s last remaining nomadic herding groups, finds a new report released today by Oyu Tolgoi Watch, the Bank Information Center, CEE Bankwatch Network and Accountability Counsel.

Institution: EBRD, World Bank Group

Theme: Social & economic impacts

Tags: copper, mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Central Asia