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Hydropower has long been sold as a renewable and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, but this myth could endanger Kosovo’s rivers and destroy its national parks.
A group of international and Kosovo-based NGOs have expressed support for the World Bank’s shift towards a more ‘comprehensive approach to energy sector development’ in Kosovo.
If the government does not develop a strategy to hold polluters accountable, clean wastewaters, and monitor groundwaters, pollution will wreak havoc on Kosovo’s budget, environment, and public health.
The Kosovo Energy Corporation is pumping millions of tons of ash produced by its coal plants each year into a former mining pit, creating a potentially disastrous chemical pond.
Debating on development, environment, and energy, MP candidates promised the establishment of development funds, the construction of the new power plant, and an IT sector boost.