Romanian decision-makers attempt misuse of REPowerEU funds for illegal hydropower plants
November 30, 2022
Romania’s Government plans to use funds allocated under the REPowerEU package to build nine hydropower projects in protected natural areas, Bankwatch Romania has warned the European Commission today.
Update to the Bern Convention on the Complaint No. 2016/09 – Possible threat by hydropower to “Svaneti 1” Candidate Emerald Site
February 22, 2022
The Svaneti 1 Candidate Emerald site in Georgia is threatened by the decision of the Georgian government to reduce its size for construction of the 280 MW Nenskra Hydro Power Plant (HPP) project. This is an update by the complainants on the Complaint No. 2016/9 – Possible threat to “Svaneti 1” Candidate Emerald Site who request an on-the-spot appraisal mission by the Bern Convention to Georgia, in order to investigate the threats to rivers that were recorded by Bankwatch during its fact-finding mission in July 2021.
European rivers on RED alert: the VEZ Svoghe case, Bulgaria
November 30, 2021
A series of damaging hydropower plants on the Iskar river shows why the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) needs to be tightened.
Thirsty hydropower: misuse of drinking water pipelines has destroyed a river in Bulgaria
March 30, 2021
The Blagoevgradska Bistritsa hydropower cascade was planned to use only the drinking water of the town of Blagoevgrad. Eight years later, it has used more than double the water allowed, leaving the river ‘even without frogs’. Our latest report shows the need for more scrutiny of EIB and EBRD lending through intermediary banks.
Blagoevgradska Bistritsa hydropower cascade (Bulgaria)
March 30, 2021
The Blagoevgradska Bistritsa hydropower cascade in Bulgaria consists of eight small hydropower plants installed on pipelines that supply the town of Blagoevgrad with drinking water. The plants were developed by the private company Blagoevgradska Bistri
The public is still paying, hydropower operators are still profiting
January 27, 2021
More than a year after Bankwatch revealed the scale of hydropower subsidies in the Western Balkans, progress in eliminating environmentally harmful aid is still slow.
Renewable energy incentives in the Western Balkans
January 27, 2021
Progress towards compliance with EU state aid rules and preventing environmentally harmful subsidies.
Podnesena žalba zbog planiranih HE i MHE na Neretvi
November 22, 2020
Source: Podnesena žalba zbog planiranih HE i MHE na Neretvi
„Фронт 21/42“: Експанзијата на мали хидроцентрали се заканува трајно да ги уништи нашите реки
October 27, 2020
„Фронт 21/42“ се приклучува кон манифестот потпишан од над 150 европски невладини организации, со кој се бара од Европската Унија, Европската инвестициска банка и од Европскиот парламент да запрат со поддршката и финансирањето нови хидроцентрали.
Фронт 21/42: Да запре поддршката и финансирањето на нови хидроцентрали
October 27, 2020
Во Европа, популацијата на слатководни риби кои мигрираат е намалена за 93 % од 1970 година до денес. Хидроенергетските проекти се најголемиот виновник за колапсот на екосистемите, а сепак во моментов преку 5500 нови проекти се во процес на планирање или изградба.
