===Role of World Bank===
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The [[World Bank]] is considering 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>[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/KOSOVOEXTN/0,,contentMDK:22473180~menuPK:297775~pagePK:2865066~piPK:2865079~theSitePK:297770,00.html Cleaning Up Kosovo’s Dangerous ‘Black Spot’,] World Bank, accessed May 13, 2011</ref>