Complaint > Kosovo Power Project (Proposed)

Filing: 78-Request for Inspection (English)

...Wind Studies on the wind energy potential of Kosovo vary widely. One study [8] was based on meteorological data collected at 10 potential project sites throughout the country. 7 of these 10 sites were found to have wind speeds to slow for commercial viability. Of the remaining 3 locations, the highest wind speed was measured at BBUD, in Budakova. The modeled wind resource at this location is shown in the Figure 9. The estimated annual average wind speed at 38 meters is estimated to be 6.9 m/s. ...

Complaint > Kosovo Power Project (Proposed)

Management Response: 78-Management Response (English)

...wind). Since Kosovo is a signatory to the Energy Community Treaty, two objectives of the strategy, i.e., decommissioning of Kosovo A and bringing Kosovo B into compliance with the EU Directive on Large Combustion Plants, represent legal obligations under the treaty. 16. Implementation of the above strategy is expected to reduce particulate matter (PM) emissions by over 90 percent and sulfur and nitrogen oxides by more than 70 per- cent over the current levels. In the absence of new capacity...

Complaint > Kosovo Power Project (Proposed)

Eligibility: 78-Eligibility Report (English)

...wind and solar energy, 19 and that the Bank's analysis does not examine a meaningful mix of base, load-following and peaking units. 20 28. The Requesters state that they have raised these issues with relevant World Bank staff on numerous occasions, most recently in a letter dated March 5, 2012, and are not satisfied with the response received. The Requesters ask the Board of the World Bank to "immediately address all demands and concerns raised on the concerned pr...