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[[CEZ]] announced plan to modernize unit 2. This plan was challenged by Micronesia on the grounds that the expansion of the power station has impact to the climate and through this to the environment of Micronesia.<ref>[http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/01/19/Micronesia-challenges-Czech-coal-plant/UPI-82581263927614/ Micronesia challenges Czech coal plant]</ref> According to the Czech environment ministry that modernization plan does not include best available technology.<ref>[http://portal.gov.cz/wps/portal/_s.155/7226/_s.155/10202?docid=120244 Navrhovaná technologie pro modernizaci Prunéřova II není dostatečná]</ref>
On January 26 2010 Czech minister of the Environment Jan Dusík informed he was calling in international experts to carry out an environmental impact assessment of plans to modernize the power station.<ref>[http://www.radio.cz/en/article/124449 Environment Ministry calls in international experts to sidestep pressure over controversial power plant], Český rozhhla Radia Praha, 27. 1. 2010</ref> In March he publicly released the report from Det Norske Veritas, that proved lack of best available technology in the CEZ plan EIA.<ref>[http://www.enviweb.cz/clanek/eia/81184/ DNV´s Prunéřov assessment shows deviations]</ref> Shortly after Minister Dusík resigned, while claiming he was under pressure from prime minister Jan Fischer (politician) to approve CEZ plan EIA.<ref name=pp>[http://www.praguepost.com/news/4272-compromised-minister-set-to-approve-coal-plant-expansion.html Compromised minister set to approve coal plant expansion]</ref> As a result the Green party also withdrew his second minister from government. After short led by Minister of Agriculture Jakub Šebesta former CEZ employee Rút Bízková was appointed as Minister of the Environment and after two weeks in office he approved CEZ plan EIA in April.<ref name=pp/> ==Expansion==
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