CategoriesPress ReleaseThe group “To protect the rivers”, composed of local and international non-governmental organizations active in the field of environmental protection and nature conservation, and civil society activists protested today against the government’s plans for the construction of hydropower plants in the rivers of Albania. At this delicate moment, when civil society has constantly sought attention […]
The “Friends of Vjosa” group, the “To protect the rivers” group and civil society activists protested today in front of the pyramid in Tirana, to oppose the government’s decision to grant the concession of the Pocem hydropower plant on the Vjosa river. In the official bulletin of the National Public Procurement Agency, on February 1, […]
The tendering process for the concession of the Pocem hydropower plant on the Vjosa river is opened. In the official bulletin of the National Public Procurement Agency, the announcement was published yesterday about the opening of the procedure for granting a 35-year concession for the construction of the Pocem hydropower plant in the lower reaches […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseThe World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the largest financier of hydropower projects in protected areas in Albania, according to a study [1] undertaken by Riverwatch, EURONATUR and the CEE Bankwatch Network, published today. IFC is the main supporter of 4 HPPs in protected areas in Albania with loans and advisory services worth 139 […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseNow we all know that Albania has the status of a candidate country that accedes to become part of the European Union and during this phase the Albanian state must fulfill some obligations. The environment is one of the areas and delicate issues in which Albania still has a lot of work to do, mainly […]
CategoriesPress Release++Civil society positioning statement on the alternative of developing the small HPP sector in harmony with nature++ Civil society environmental organizations express their concern regarding the problematic situation created as a result of the construction of small HPPs without criteria in the water courses of the rivers. This situation is best evidenced with all the […]
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