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In June 2018 ContourGlobal invited tenders for construction,<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/kosovo-energy/contourglobal-launches-tender-to-build-new-kosovo-coal-plant-idUSL8N1TN4T0 '' ContourGlobal launches tender to build new Kosovo coal plant''] Reuters, 21 June 2018</ref> although Kosovo's Energy Secretariat is examining whether elements of the power purchase agreement with ContourGlobal meet the country's requirements that electricity markets be open to competition and non-distorted.<ref>[https://balkangreenenergynews.com/energy-community-finds-distortions-of-state-aid-rules-regarding-kosova-e-re-power-plant/ '' Energy Community finds distortions of state aid rules regarding Kosova e Re power plant''] Balkan Green Energy News, 18 June 2018</ref>
In May 2019 ContourGlobal said it had chosen a consortium of General Electric subsidiaries to build Kosovo C. The other bidders for the project were China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), South Korea’s Hyundai, and a consortium of Turkey’s ENKA, Japan’s Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems and Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas. Construction of the plant is expected to start in late 2019.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-contourglobal-kosovo-ge/ge-to-build-kosovos-new-500-mw-coal-power-plant-idUSKCN1S917R "GE to build Kosovo's new 500 MW coal power plant,"] Reuters, May 3, 2019</ref>
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