The World Bank countered in a [http://bit.ly/rK9Oxj report] stating that the coal plant will cost twice as much as first estimated, but still advocated its construction.<Ref name=duke/>
===Environmental Assessment and Bids===
An environmental impact assessment is expected to be ready in draft form early 2015, and a board vote on World Bank funding could come by that autumn.<ref name=lf>Lisa Friedman, "U.S. team at World Bank pushes for Kosovo coal plant," E&E, January 30, 2015</ref>