The [[World Bank]] is supporting the ''Lignite Power Technical Assistance Project'' with a World Bank grant of US$10.5 million and a European Commission grant of Euros 2 million, as well as providing "advisory services" for the inclusion of private capital in the new lignite mine and power plant.<Ref name=wb/>
A five-part U.S. State Department [http://www.eenews.net/assets/2011/07/11/document_cw_01.pdf strategy] for Kosovo obtained by ''ClimateWire'' suggested closing Kosovo A, rehabilitating Kosovo B to meet E.U. standards, developing a new 600-MW lignite-fired power plant, and privatizing the country's electricity distribution system.
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