The majority of fuel is supplied from two surface mines operated by Rudnik uglja ad Pljevlja.

Accumulations as well as all ancillary, technical and administrative management facilities (except for decarbonization and recirculation cooling system) were designed for two blocks.

Of nine companies which submitted preliminary offers, there are now three shortlisted – China's CMEC, Powerchina Hubei Electric Power Survey & Design Institute and Skoda Praha, a CEZ subsidiary from the Czech Republic.

[6] Concerns have been raised the negative impact of the power plant on the environment, including air, water and soil.

[4] In 2013, a study from the University of Stuttgart, commissioned by Greenpeace, found that although improvement works reduced levels of pollutants, projected emissions from the plant cause 14.9 premature deaths annually, equivalent to 160 years of life and 3,371 working days lost.

Less than 10 years remain for the plant's service life, requiring high investment costs of approximately €100–150mn.

This would include construction of new ash and slag landfills to replace the outdated old ones, reconstruction of transport systems and the resolution of security problems such as stabilization of earth dams.

Critiques point to lack of answers and public consultation regarding targeted consumers of the produced electricity, the project's financial viability, possible alternatives and the impact on human health and environment.