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Home > Bankwatch in the media > Western Balkans urged to end subsidies for destructive small hydropower – report

Western Balkans urged to end subsidies for destructive small hydropower – report

25 September 2019, Balkan Green Energy News

The European Commission and the Energy Community need to play a role in ending state financial support for destructive hydropower plants in the Western Balkans by ensuring that the EU’s rules on state aid – including provisions on environmental sustainability – are applied in the region, according to a new report released today by CEE Bankwatch Network. Western Balkans urged to end subsidies for destructive small hydropower – report

Tags: Western Balkans | biodiversity | hydro power

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