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 […]
CategoriesIn Media Press ReleaseBy Besar Likmeta/ BIRN On July 29, 2015, the Council of Ministers approved a bond of 8 percent of points for the Turkish company Çinar-San Hafriyat Nakliyat Inşaat Turizm Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Company, in the procedure of granting the Poçem hydropower plant concession on the Vjos River. The decision that was published in the […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseIn the framework of the campaign “Saving the blue heart of Europe” as well as in fulfillment of the mission of the “Protecting the rivers” initiative, environmental NGOs have signed a declaration for the protection of the Benca river. In the Bênça valley, 5 HPPs are planned to be built, 2 of which have started […]
CategoriesPress ReleasePress release from: INCA, REC Albania, EDEN, Ekolëvizja, EcoAlbania, Mileukontakt Albania, Association for Organic Agriculture, Institute for Environmental Policies, EPER Center In the framework of the initiative for the request for a moratorium on the prohibition of granting permits for concessions for HPPs in the territory of Albania, the group “To protect the rivers”, which […]
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