Kamengrad Thermal Power Plant
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Kamengrad Thermal Power Plant is a cancelled power station in Kamengrad, FBIH, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kamengrad Thermal Power Plant | Kamengrad, FBIH, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.766667, 16.666667 (approximate) |
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Cancelled | coal: lignite | 215 | unknown |
| Unit 2 | Cancelled | coal: lignite | 215 | unknown |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | RMU Kamengrad dd [100%] | unknown [44.0%]; Unicredit SpA [30.6%]; ZIF HERBOS FOND d.d. Mostar [13.2%]; natural person(s) [11.9%] |
| Unit 2 | RMU Kamengrad dd [100%] | unknown [44.0%]; Unicredit SpA [30.6%]; ZIF HERBOS FOND d.d. Mostar [13.2%]; natural person(s) [11.9%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): Kamengrad coal mine
Background
In November 2011, it was reported that Bosnia's Federation plans to invest 620 million euro ($827 million) in the construction of two thermal power units with a capacity of 215 megawatts (MW) each. It would be built near the Kamengrad coal mine, located near Sanski Most. Construction on the units was planned to take five years.[1]
There were no further developments on the project until September 2017, when it was reported that China Energy Engineering Corp (CEEC) was in talks about investing 1 billion euros (US$1.2 bln) in a 430 MW coal power project in Bosnia, including development of the Kamengrad coal mine in Sanski Most, northeast Bosnia. CEEC was in talks with Bosnian private company Lager, which holds a 30-year concession to operate the Kamengrad coal mine, and talks were reportedly well underway and could soon lead to an agreement. The mine has 115 million tonnes of proven coal reserves and an estimated 400 million tonnes of untapped coal reserves.[2]
In October 2017, China's TEPC Overseas Engineering Company and Bosnian construction material supplier Lager were reportedly set to sign a deal on the construction of the US$614 million plant in November, during the China-Central Eastern European Summit of Leaders in Budapest.[3]
The project does not appear to have been included in the local spatial plan.[4] Attempts to discuss the plant at a Municipal Council in 2019 were cancelled due to public pressure. A June 2022 article described the plant as "very unlikely".[5] The same but updated article by Bankwatch stated that "as of early 2023 and subsequently as of early 2024 , the plant is very unlikely to go ahead but has not been officially cancelled."[5]
In April 2023, Bosnia and Herzegovina announced a draft national energy plan until 2030 that foresees no new coal-fired plants.[6] The final NECP should have been submitted by the end of June 2024. However as of December 2024 the final plan has not yet been presented.
In October 2023, with no known updates on the development of the power station in years, the project was presumed to be cancelled. As of December 2024, there was no further news on the proposal.
Financing
In November 2017, China Energy Group signed an agreement to provide a loan of US$607.8 million for the construction of the project.[7] However it appears that this was not a final deal - another source from January 2018 reported that the final agreement was to be signed in June 2018.[8] The agreement has not been concluded as per sources available.
Opposition
According to BankWatch Network, the project faced "much more" local opposition than other power plant proposals in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The approximate location near the Sana river made residents question the project's impact on ecotourism, agriculture and conservation.[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Bosnia Plans to Build Two Thermal Power Units at Kamengrad Coal Mine," Lumen.hr, November 29, 2011
- ↑ "Chinese in talks to invest $1.2 bln Bosnia coal power project," Reuters, September 15, 2017
- ↑ "Chinese company, Bosnia's Lager to sign deal on construction of Kamengrad TPP," SeeNews, October 25, 2017
- ↑ "The energy sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina," Bankwatch, undated
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kamengrad lignite power plant, Bosnia-Herzegovina," Bankwatch, June 24, 2022 and January 2024 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":1" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ "BiH's NECP: coal power plants to be shut, 2 GW of renewables installed". balkangreenenergynews.com. April 28, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "China Energy Group, Bosnia's Lager sign deal on RiTE Kamengrad project," seenews.com, November 28, 2017
- ↑ "China Energy Group, Bosnia's Lager to sign final deal on RiTE Kamengrad project in June". https://seenews.com. January 2018.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ↑ "Kamengrad lignite power plant, Bosnia-Herzegovina," Bankwatch, accessed November 15, 2022
Additional data
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