ContourGlobal gets support to build new coal power plant in Kosovo

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said Tuesday the U.S. power company ContourGlobal will proceed with plans to build a 500 megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant in Kosovo. In October 2018 the World Bank confirmed that they will not support a coal power plant in Kosovo because it would use coal rather than renewable fuels.

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‘Faithful Presence’ meetings continue, Rama: 2027 budget to reach record €10 billion

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Transparency Board publishes new fuel prices as diesel and petrol prices fall

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Begaj congratulates Shiroka-Pula: Albania and Kosovo will stand together on the path towards a European future

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