CategoriesReportsBankwatch study on impacts of European-funded small hydro on pristine Balkan landscapes Albania produces all its electricity from hydropower plants.11 As of June 2017, 177 hydropower plants are in operation and licensed by the Energy Regulatory Authority (ERE); 43 hydropower plants are under construction and another 364 are planned by the Ministry of Energy. From […]
CategoriesReports++ 2800 planned HPPs, 187 under construction and more than 1000 inside Protected Areas++ Vienna, Radolfzell, Tirana 30.11.2017. A new data set makes the extent of the threat to the Blue Heart of Europe visible: the dam tsunami has started to roll. Currently, between Slovenia and Greece, about 2,800 hydropower plants are being planned, 187 are […]
CategoriesReportsThe Vjosa River is one of the last natural rivers in Europe. Throughout its course of more than 270 kilometers, the river is untouched and free-flowing, with a variety of hydro-morphological features. Together with its tributaries, Vjosa constitutes a dynamic almost natural ecosystem, rare for Europe. The Vjosa Valley lies in the south of Albania […]
CategoriesReportsThis assessment has been prepared under the EU funded project “Horizontal Enforcement Legislation Promotion of Civil Society Organizations (HELP-CSO), through ACHIEVE Programme, managed by Regional Environmental Centre and implemented by Milieukontakt Albania, Eco Albania and LexFerenda. The overall objective of the Project is to help environmental civil society organizations for a better implementation and monitoring of […]
CategoriesReportsFor the first time, experts from the universities of Albania, Austria and Germany will come together to present and discuss what is known about Vjosa and to identify gaps in knowledge. While the experts from Albania will bring the existing information about this river as support to elaborate development and management concepts, their colleagues from […]
CategoriesReportsThe “Pocem” project consists in the construction of a dam about 50 meters high, which will not only directly affect one of the most valuable sections of Vjosa due to flooding, but will also bring serious problems to the flow below the dam. . The legal procedures are currently ongoing, however, it is worth noting […]
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