Human health WHO reports that the power plants in Tuzla have caused the loss of 4,900 years of life, 131,000 working days and 170 hospitalizations for cardiac and respiratory diseases until 2013. Expanding the power plant with another unit - causing an increase in the plant's coal capacity - will worsen these impacts.

Misleading job promises The Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina guaranteed to preserve 3,500 jobs in the mines through constructing Tuzla 7. However, as reported by CEE Bankwatch, the number of workers has not been at this level for years. The BiH mines are the least labour efficient in the region, and hardly any are economically feasible. For these reasons, the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina will not be able to maintain the current number of jobs.

Climate change Lignite-fired plants generate an enormous amount of CO2 emissions and thereby directly contribute to climate change. The emissions of Tuzla 7 are calculated to be at least 2,308,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Expansion of the fossil fuel industry is not compatible with reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Pollution Tuzla 7 is not designed in line with EU pollution standards. Tuzla 7 is not in line with the 2017 LCP BREF standards (Best Available Techniques Reference Document for Large Combustion Plants), which are obligatory in the EU for new plants. This means that even before the construction of Tuzla 7 has begun, the unit can already be said to be outdated.

New ash landfill site The planned construction of the Šićki Brod ash landfill facility was not included in the environmental permit that was acquired for the project. Ash dumps will contaminate water and soil, and can also be a hazard for local communities. The people living around the proposed landfill site are heavily against the plan.