The crisis of coal mining in the Balkans
The whole coal mining sector in the Balkans is "characterized by high costs and staffing levels above commercial norms."[6]
Bosnia's coal production experienced a sharp decline during the war. Output in 1990 had been 18 million tonnes. In 2004, it stood at 8.3 million.
The World Bank estimated that to remain competitive the Bosnian coal industry would have to reduce its workforce from 15,000 to 3,000 miners.[7] This, it argued, was a regional problem: "around 100,000 jobs would need to be shed in order for the coal industry in South East Europe to be viable."[8]
The 2004 World Bank paper estimates current and future employment in the coal industry:
|
Current employment |
labor force in viable industry |
required reduction |
|
|
|
|
Bosnia |
15,000 |
3,000 |
80 percent |
Bulgaria |
40,000 |
5,000 |
80 percent |
Romania |
40,000 |
7,000 |
83 percent |
Serbia |
25,000 |
8,000 |
68 percent |
Balkan energy and the future of Bosnia
- Bosnia and Balkan energy demand
- The crisis of coal mining in the Balkans
- Coal and European energy
- Turning around a Bosnian coal mine
- War, reconstruction and Bosnian energy
- Energy state building in Bosnia (2000-2007)
- Energy and functional integration in the Balkans (2001-2007)
- Benchmarking energy sector reform
- The need for new investment
- Recommended literature
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