Environmentalists take hydropower project Skavica in Albania to Constitutional Court
September 22, 2023
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Skavica mega dam: Albanian court to scrutinise special law for U.S. contractor Bechtel
September 21, 2023
Nature conservation and human rights organisations have secured an important first milestone in the fight against the planned 210 MW Skavica hydropower plant in the Albanian municipalities of Kukës and Dibër.
WHO BENEFITS: Neretva or Money, Years of Uncertainty
September 7, 2023
The Ulog Hydroelectric Power Plant on the Neretva River, as seen on the sign at the construction site entrance, was supposed to be …
Chinese-built Dabar hydropower plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina set to destroy four Emerald and two Ramsar sites
July 31, 2023
If completed, the EUR 338 million project would violate a Recommendation of the Bern Convention No. 217 (2022) and leave tributaries of the Neretva river without water. People living in the Nevesinjsko karst field oppose resettlement and flooding of their houses and land.
Renewable energy permitting in Bosnia and Herzegovina: how to optimise the process while safeguarding the environment and public participation
July 25, 2023
This analysis begins with an overview of the permits required for building renewable energy facilities in the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS).
Nie będę kopać kryptowaluty, przysięgam. Dlaczego Gruzinom przeszkadzają hydroelektrownie?
July 16, 2023
Pod Morzem Czarnym ma powstać kabel, który połączy Unię Europejską z Kaukazem. „Gruzja może stać się energetycznym hubem”, zapewnia UE i …
Sustainable renewables incentives – how are the Western Balkans doing?
June 29, 2023
In the decade leading up to 2020, the Western Balkans’ energy transition got off to a poor start, with governments limiting wind and solar investments and instead incentivising a small hydropower boom, which has damaged pristine rivers and streams across the region.
Nagorno-Karabakh’s newest battle is over water
June 2, 2023
Azerbaijan wants to turn the war-torn region into a hydropower hub for Europe. But blockaded Karabakh Armenians say the reservoirs are …
European Commission urged to act on destructive hydropower projects in Romanian protected areas
May 11, 2023
Bankwatch Romania today submitted a complaint to the European Commission, seeking to reverse an Emergency Ordinance of the Romanian Government, which greenlights nine destructive hydropower projects (1) and is considered to breach three European Union Directives.
Albanians continue fight against hydropower plants
April 17, 2023
In 2018, a concession for five HPPs was granted, but the residents of seven surrounding villages prevented the start of work through legal …
