[2] The government has identified the need for additional generation capacities to address long-term concerns about the country's power supply security.
[3] Government policy goals, also presented in all Kosovo Energy Strategies, apart from the plans for new generation electricity capacities, also aim at involving the private sector in the Kosova e Re Power Plant (KRPP) infrastructure project.
It includes development, design, construction, financing, ownership, maintenance and operation in accordance with IED Best Available Techniques (BAT).
[7] To attract investors whom are concerned about political or credit risks, the World Bank offered US$60 million in loan guarantees that would set in if the government failed to meet obligations such as supplying coal or electricity.
[1] On the 15th of January 2013, representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) met with Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi, expressing their interest to support the New Kosovo project.
[12] It calls on the European Commission to take action to contest plans such as Kosova e Re that run counter to EU climate commitments.
There are 835 deaths per year in Kosovo due to air pollution, of which the lignite power plants are responsible for a substantial proportion.