Western Balkans power sector future scenarios and the EBRD
November 16, 2018
The Western Balkans, as a region that represents both a post-Socialist economy and EU accession region, can benefit greatly from up-to-date insights by the EBRD on how to move its energy transition forward more rapidly. Its decision-makers have not yet …
Leaked World Bank report depicts Georgia’s Nenskra hydropower project as major liability
November 14, 2018
Successive international analyses have cast serious doubts over the financial viability of the planned Nenskra plant. While the Georgian government keeps the project’s contract confidential, a leaked World Bank report offers a scathing account of the fiscal implications of this hydropower development.
Controversial dam project in Georgia abandoned by constructor
October 30, 2018
Already mired by controversy, the billion dollar Nenskra hydropower plant is now facing another major hurdle as the company contracted to realize the project is now leaving it.
Albanie «Avec cette hydrocentrale, je perdrais tout»
September 27, 2018
Le petit Etat des Balkans est l’un des rares pays européens à conserver ses cours d’eau intacts, telle la rivière Vjosa. Une manne convoitée par les compagnies d’hydroélectricité qui veulent y implanter des barrages, mais entre les agriculteurs refusan …
Foto La battaglia per salvare i Balcani dalle dighe
September 14, 2018
Nei Balcani gli ultimi fiumi selvaggi d’Europa sono a rischio a causa dell’industria idroelettrica. Conseguenze ambientali importanti, ritorni economici dubbi e non a vantaggio delle comunità locali hanno dato vita a una campagna di denuncia internazio …
Destructive hydropower in southeast Europe
September 4, 2018
International commercial and public banks have been bankrolling a wave of hydropower projects across Southeast Europe that have damaged pristine rivers, including in protected areas. These financiers need to take their share of the responsibility and stop financing projects in sensitive areas.
Inicijativa Odbranimo reke Stare planine organizuje protest u Pirotu protiv gradnje MHE u zaštićenim područjima
August 28, 2018
Inicijativa Odbranimo reke Stare planine u nedelju u 17 sati u Pirotu organizuje protest protiv gradnje malih hidroelektrana (MHE) u zaštićenim područjima, na kojem će ponoviti dva svoja zahteva – da se obriše 58 malih elektrana iz Prostornog plana Opš …
Buk Bijela dam and the Upper Drina cascade
August 21, 2018
Backed by a state-owned energy company, Buk Bijela has the necessary support and privileges to to be pushed forward in violation of the national legislation and international conventions.
Podnesene tužbe protiv dozvola za hidroelektrane Buk Bijela i Foča
August 21, 2018
Arhus, resursni centar Sarajevo podnio je dvije tužbe Okružnom sudu u Banjaluci protiv obnovljenih ekoloških dozvola za hidroelektrane Buk Bijela i Foča na reci Drini u Bosni i Hercegovini u blizini granice s Crnom Gorom. Source: Podnesene tužbe protiv …
Hydropower rebounds in the Western Balkans
August 8, 2018
After a severe drought caused hydropower generation to slump in the Western Balkans last year, the latest data show a sharp rebound in hydroelectricity production in the first half of 2018. Source: Hydropower rebounds in the Western Balkans
