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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 autumnFall 2015.<ref name=lf>Lisa Friedman, "U.S. team at World Bank pushes for Kosovo coal plant," E&E, January 30, 2015</ref>

In 2014 ContourGlobal, a New York-based international power generation company, submitted a the only bid for the Kosovo C project. A 2014 WB memo obtained by ClimateWire stated that U.S. agencies such as the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corp. "may be an option with a U.S. bidder, but would need some political softening in Washington," to provide additional funds for the project.<ref name=lf/> ContourGlobal said it may start building the plant by 2016. As of February 2015 the cost of the project is estimated at up to US$1.6 billion, with a third to be financed by ContourGlobal and the remainder via loans. The plant may go online between 2020-2021.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/kosovo-energy-contourglobal-idUSL6N0VE2DW20150204 "ContourGlobal could start building Kosovo power plant in 2016,"] Reuters, Feb 4, 2015</ref>