South East Europe Generation Investment Study

South East Europe Generation Investment Study (GIS)

Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro

The GIS final report documents the work undertaken for the Generation Investment Study, within the wider Regional Balkans Infrastructure Study. Its main objective is to assist the European Community (EC), International Financial Institutions and donors in identifying an indicative list of priority investments in power generation and related electricity infrastructure to support regional power market development. The study commenced in late 2003, was financed by the EC and project-managed by the World Bank.

The outputs arising from the study cover both demand and generation:

• A comprehensive demand forecast, which takes account of the impact of reform, recent projections and the uncertainty associated with economic growth in the region;
• An indicative least-cost generation expansion plan for the region which balances the needs for economic development and environmental protection together with the requirements related to the establishment of a regional electricity market and EU accession; and
• Evaluation of a number of alternative scenarios to establish the robustness of the least-cost plan.

 Volume 1. Executive Summary (PDF, 218 KB) Volume 2. Electricity Demand Forecast (PDF, 351 KB) Volume 3. Generation and Transmission Main Report (PDF, 963 KB) Volume 4. Demand - Appendices (PDF, 2088 KB) Volume 5. Generation and Transmission - Appendices (PDF, 3081 KB) Volume 6. PSS/E Analyses and Results (Appendix 13) (PDF, 3361 KB)

Development of Power Generation in South East Europe - Implications for Investments in Environmental Protection (PDF, 6067 KB) This environmental assessment (EA) is an extension of the GIS (Generation Investment Study) produced by South East Europe Consultants for the World Bank. The EA examines the air protection regulations, environmental control requirements, current state of compliance with these requirements, and the cost of environmental control under different scenarios. It also examines the impact of compliance, together with the introduction of carbon credits, on the least cost power generation investment expansion plan in the region.