burstyn and dobrtvir coal fired power plants
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Burstyn and Dobrotvir thermal power plants are situeted in western Ukraine. Being one of the most polluting power plants in Europe they are exporting electricity to countries of European Union, which is a clear case of carbon leakage. The situation with these two plants is a demonstration of shortcomings of EU climate policy.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Conducting field research aroundTPPsJoint BankwatchNECU fact findingmissionin west Ukraine, June 2014Oleg Savitsky, climate&[email protected]
2. Burstyn TPP, 2300 MW650 MW running forexports to Hungary,Slovakia, Romania 3. Ash dumps issue 4. They are full 5. Dobrotvir TPP, 500 MW200 MW runningfor exports toPoland 6. Air pollution issues 7. Water pollution issues andimpact on ecosystem of WestByg river 8. Water discharge channelFishfarm 9. Hot waterdischarge andthermal pollutionFish die-off 10. D.I.Y. measurements 11. Local impacts which can beaddressed for mobilization Air pollution & health Water pollution Hot water discharge Ash dumps and related land use issues Compensations and taxesFor old plants: Early retirement Prevention of emergencies and accidents Safety of operations 12. Thank you !More about the topic in Bankwatch blog post:http://bankwatch.org/news-media/blog/cheap-coal-europe-comes-high-price-ukrainian-people