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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) For
The Proposed Kosovo Power Project comprising of (i) the development of a Lignite-Fired Power Plant (“Kosova e Re” Power Plant or KRPP) at Obiliq; (ii) the development of a new open cast lignite mine at Sibovc South; and (iii) associated infrastructure, such as electrical interconnections upgrades at Kosovo B substation, a potential water buffer reservoir and mine area where ash and gypsum will be disposed. Abbreviations BAT Best Available Techniques BREF Best Available Techniques Reference Documents CSR Corporate Social Responsibility ECSEE Energy Community of South East Europe EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan ESIA Environment and Social Impact Assessment ESSS Environmental and Social Scoping Study EU European Union GoK Government of Kosovo IFC International Finance Cooperation KEK Kosovo Energy Cooperation KPP Kosovo Power Project KRPP Kosova e Re Power Plant LCP Large Combustion Plants LPTAP Lignite Power Technical Assistance Project MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency PoE Panel of Experts RAP Resettlement Action Plan RFP Request for Proposals RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SESA Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment SFDCC Strategic Framework on Development and Climate Change ToR Terms of Reference
Background of the proposed Project Kosovo‟s energy and mining sectors were once the mainstays of its economy. However, a decade of ethnic conflict left this industry in a dire state, and in a great need for rehabilitation and new investments. Kosovo‟s energy sector relies on two lignite-fired power plants, known as Kosovo A and Kosovo B, which generate 98% of its electricity, and a small hydroelectric plant generating the remaining 2%. The existing lignite mines, Bardh and Mirash, which supply the power plants with fuel, are exhausted. KEK