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Nenskra hydropower plant, Georgia

Salini-Impregilo, no al mega-progetto idroelettrico in Svanezia

November 25, 2019

La più grande compagnia di costruzioni italiana – 6,1 miliardi di euro di fatturato consolidato nel 2017 – ha abbandonato il mega-progetto di Nenskra, in Georgia, che dovrebbe generare 280 megawatt di energia. Tuttavia, fin dalla sua genesi, l’opera è


Ahead of Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank meeting in Luxembourg, over 89 000 petition bank to drop Nenskra dam project in Georgia

July 12, 2019

Luxembourg, Prague, Tbilisi – Representatives from the “Stop Nenskra” campaign [1] showed up in Luxembourg at the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) annual meeting on July 12th and delivered a petition to the international development banks calling them on not to finance the Nenskra hydropower plant project [2] in Svaneti, Georgia.


‘Stop Nenskra’ campaign asks international banks not to finance Nenskra HPP in Georgia | MENAFN.COM

July 12, 2019

(MENAFN – Trend News Agency) Baku, Azerbaijan, July 12By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:Representatives from the ‘Stop Nenskra’ campaign s Source: ‘Stop Nenskra’ campaign asks international banks not to finance Nenskra HPP in Georgia | MENAFN.COM


In Georgia, leaked contract shows Nenskra hydropower project to cost country USD 60 million a year

June 10, 2019

For immediate release. Prague, Tbilisi – A leaked contract between the Georgian government and the company behind the Nenskra hydropower project includes terms that indicate the project will incur massive losses for the state, according to a report broadcast on 8 June by the national television station Rustavi 2 [1].


Speaking to IFIs may be only way for environmental activists to convey message to right address

May 21, 2019

Ana Colovic Lesoska, executive director at the Center for environmental research and information Eko-svest from Skopje, is one of six winners of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize, a first for the prestigious award to go to North Macedonia.Source: Sp


Complaint to the European Ombudsman regarding the EIB’s non-disclosure of information

May 14, 2019

This complaint is based on the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the EIB with theEuropean Ombudsman allowing the complainants who are not satisfied with the outcome of the procedure before the European Investment Bank-Complaints Mechanism (EIB-CM)


Nenskra hydropower project: May 2019 update

May 14, 2019

Given the complexity of the Nenskra project and its immense impact on indigenous Svan communities and the country’s fiscal stability, the EBRD should take responsibility and not provide financial support until the project is properly assessed. Read mor


Indigenous communities in Georgia threatened by a major hydropower project financed with European public money

May 10, 2019

There are many reasons why the Nenskra hydropower plant in Georgia should not be built at all. The project is set to have devastating environmental and social impacts, and its economics are particularly shoddy.


Five reasons why EBRD should pull out of the controversial Nenskra hydropower project

May 8, 2019

As the realisation of the project keeps dragging on, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the EBRD, and all international financial institutions involved, to justify their engagement.


Goldman winner to development banks: drop billion dollar Nenskra dam in Georgia

April 29, 2019

The 2019 winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize from Europe Ana Colovic Lesoska has today called on development banks – the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Asian Development Bank and (ADB) the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – to drop their funding for the Nenskra hydropower project planned in Georgia’s Caucasus mountains.


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