abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb

The content is also available in the following languages: 简体中文, 繁體中文

Article

30 Nov 2021

Author:
Denis Žiško, Pippa Gallop, CEE Bankwatch Network

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Public loan guarantee for Tuzla 7 coal plant is illegal, govt. confirmed

Loan guarantee for Bosnia’s Tuzla 7 coal plant confirmed as illegal, 30 November 2021

A public loan guarantee for the planned Tuzla 7 coal power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina is illegal under the Energy Community Treaty, the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community has confirmed...If realized, the project would aggravate Tuzla’s air pollution and prevent Bosnia and Herzegovina decarbonising its economy for decades to come.

A guarantee for a EUR 614 million loan from China Eximbank to build the 450 MW Tuzla 7 coal plant was cleared by the State Aid Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 2018. 

Following a complaint submitted by the Aarhus Center Sarajevo and Bankwatch in September 2018, the Energy Community Secretariat twice advised the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBIH) Parliament not to approve the guarantee, after its examination of the case indicated that it would be in breach of EU law.

However, the FBIH parliament’s House of Representatives and House of Peoples defied the warnings and approved the guarantee on 7 March and 1 April 2019...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s independent transmission system operator has confirmed...that even if Tuzla 7 is not built, the electricity supply will not be endangered until at least 2030, and even then only if electricity consumption is at the higher end of what is expected...

Timeline

Privacy information

This site uses cookies and other web storage technologies. You can set your privacy choices below. Changes will take effect immediately.

For more information on our use of web storage, please refer to our Data Usage and Cookies Policy

Strictly necessary storage

ON
OFF

Necessary storage enables core site functionality. This site cannot function without it, so it can only be disabled by changing settings in your browser.

Analytics cookie

ON
OFF

When you access our website we use Google Analytics to collect information on your visit. Accepting this cookie will allow us to understand more details about your journey, and improve how we surface information. All analytics information is anonymous and we do not use it to identify you. Google provides a Google Analytics opt-out add on for all popular browsers.

Promotional cookies

ON
OFF

We share news and updates on business and human rights through third party platforms, including social media and search engines. These cookies help us to understand the performance of these promotions.

Your privacy choices for this site

This site uses cookies and other web storage technologies to enhance your experience beyond necessary core functionality.