Tony Hanmer
December 19, 2017
“Sometimes you have to pinch yourself and think: ‘Am I living in the lord of the rings?'”
Vakhtang Pilpani
December 19, 2017
‘Energy is very necessary but a big dam is always a mistake.’
Shalva Guledani
December 19, 2017
‘Svaneti needs more attention. Otherwise, it will become empty.’
Six reasons for not financing the Nenskra hydropower project in Georgia
December 5, 2017
This briefing outlines the main issues with the Nenskra hydropower project shortly before both the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank will decide on financing the project.
Nenskra HPP poses possible threat to Georgian biodiversity hot spot
December 4, 2017
In 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
Price tag of Georgia’s Nenskra dam goes through the roof
December 4, 2017
New 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.
Communities in Chuberi and Nakra, Georgia, address financiers of Nenskra hydropower plant
November 23, 2017
In 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
Gioni Tsindeliani
November 17, 2017
‘It’s not only the problem of the Nenskra dam, there are 36 dams planned in Svaneti.’
Giorgi Tsindeliani
November 17, 2017
‘These lands are used as pastures by our families.’
Zaza Vibliani
November 17, 2017
‘In our ravine live around 320 families, all of them are indigenous people.’
