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Shuakhevi Hydropower station in Georgia

Environmental problems of Shuakhevi Hydro Power Plant, Adjara, Georgia

Briefing | 23 July, 2018 | Download PDF

The 184 MW Shuakhevi Hydro Power Plant is under construction on the Adjaristsqali river and two of its main tributaries in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Georgia. The design envisages it as a run-of-the-river plant with capacity of diurnal storage


Comments on the EIB Environmental, Climate and Social Guideline on Hydropower Development

Advocacy letter | 10 July, 2018 | Download PDF

CEE Bankwatch Network, Wetlands International, and International Rivers welcome the publication of the Guideline. The proposed text outlines well the risks and impacts that the hydropower schemes have on people and the environment. We think that the te


Position on the Multiannual Financial Framework

Policy comments | 9 July, 2018 | Download PDF

For nearly three decades, the EU Budget, and especially sectoral instruments such as the Cohesion Policy, has been a proven catalyst in the fight against climate change and the transition to a low-carbon energy system. By providing public investments i


The great coal jobs fraud (2018 UPDATE)

Study | 28 June, 2018 | Download PDF

This study, an update of our November 2016 analysis, examines the claims and finds that in almost all cases, they are exaggerated. In fact, even the current levels of employment cannot be maintained and some companies such as Elektroprivreda Srbije and


Belgrade waste public-private partnership (PPP)

Briefing | 19 June, 2018 | Download PDF

The Vinča waste PPP contract between the City of Belgrade and the Suez-Itochu consortium raises numerous issues including the terms of the contract, the waste management model envisaged, and the impacts on the Roma population living on the landfill, as