Risks for the Pljevlja II project due to inadequate environmental standards of the preliminary offer
Publisher: CEE Bankwatch Network
Volume: 3 pages, pdf
Description:
Pljevlja II is planned in Montenegro's northernmost and most polluted city, Pljevlja. There is already one lignite power plant operating there, Pljevlja I, with 210 MW capacity, which should operate till 2025. Pljevlja II is expected to have a capacity of around 220 MW, and should be constructed at the same site and use local lignite from the Pljevlja basin. In July 2013 the Montenegro government published information about the preliminary offers which had been received for Pljevlja II,2 shown in the table below. As energy infrastructure lasts for several decades, and as the legislative environment relating to pollution from coal plants is rather dynamic in the EU and accession countries at the moment, it is crucial that any new planned energy installations take into account likely future legislative changes that would affect the installation.