Nenskra HPP poses possible threat to Georgian biodiversity hot spot
Publication | 4 December, 2017In January 2016 the Georgian government decided to exclude from the Bern Convention’s candidate Emerald Site “Svaneti 1” all territories that are part of the valleys of the Nenskra and Nakra rivers which are relevant for the construction of the Nenksra
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Price tag of Georgia’s Nenskra dam goes through the roof
Blog entry | 4 December, 2017New information reveals the disproportionate price that Georgia’s government guarantees to pay for electricity from the Nenskra dam. The increasingly unfavourable economics strengthen calls to finally make the project’s contract publicly available.
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Between TAP and a hard place – Albanian farmers receive peanuts after losing land and livelihoods to gas pipeline
Blog entry | 30 November, 2017Interviews in Albania revealed a barrage of complaints about how the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline has been treating farmers affected by the mega gas project that may soon receive a record loan from the European Investment Bank.
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Land lost but not forgotten
Publication | 30 November, 2017Impacts of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline on the land and livelihoods of farmers in Albania In May 2017, Bankwatch, together with the Albanian Helsinki Committee undertook a mission along the corridor of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline in Albania to talk to p
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Europe’s murky Eastern energy deals
Blog entry | 24 November, 2017Millions of euros in public money are being invested in large infrastructure projects in the EU’s eastern neighbours in total disregard for Europe’s climate goals, and local communities, writes Manana Kochladze.
Read moreCommunities in Chuberi and Nakra, Georgia, address financiers of Nenskra hydropower plant
Publication | 23 November, 2017In this letter, communities affected by the Nenskra hydropower plant in Georgia, explain the project promoter’s inadequate engagement with locals and ask the international financial institutions to stop considering financing the project. More than 100
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Déjà vu in biodiversity: public banks pitted against international wildlife convention
Blog entry | 15 November, 2017Europe’s wildlife guardian has sent a warning to Georgia over changes to a protected area in the Caucasus mountains. International lenders are interested in financing hydro developments in the region.
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New report: Juncker Plan backs billions in fossil fuels and carbon-heavy infrastructure
Press release | 14 November, 2017The European Union is set to continue a funding tool that in last two years has lent billions of euros for fossil fuels projects.
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Doing the same thing and expecting different results?
Publication | 10 November, 2017An analysis of the sustainability and transparency of the European Fund for Strategic Investments.
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Kill the funding. Kill the pipeline.
Blog entry | 1 November, 2017The anti fossil fuels movement 350.org calls for cutting off the funding to new gas infrastructure for Europe – namely for the ‘carbon bomb’ that is the Southern Gas Corridor.
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