CategoriesIn MediaOn Wednesday, the government presented to investors the potential of the Vjosa river for the construction of hydropower works. The Ministry of Energy says that the study carried out by a foreign company envisages the construction of 9 hydropower plants along the course of the river. The first contract was signed in 1997, while the […]
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, […]
Environmental activists are opposing in Albania the projects for the construction of hydropower plants on the Vjosa river and its tributaries. They demanded the cancellation of these projects, the declaration of the Vjosa valley as a National Park and a 3-year moratorium on constructions on Albania’s rivers. The social groups “Friends of Vjosa”, “To protect […]
CategoriesIn Media“We will transform the valley of Vjosa into a national park to prevent barbarization by hydropower plants and to develop tourism, economy, agriculture, to strengthen the family economy by increasing the number of visitors to this large park of Vjosa.” This was the promise of Prime Minister Rama during an electoral rally in Tepelena, in […]
CategoriesIn MediaBy Oralda Lahe / Radio Tirana In the interview, Olsi Nika talks about the causes of frequent floods caused by the rivers rising from their beds.
CategoriesIn MediaBy Gjergj Erebara / BIRN The current government has so far launched two concession procedures for large hydropower plants, both following the same flawed procedures of the previous government, only this time, with even less transparency. In 2003, the World Bank conducted a study on the potential of hydropower generation in Albania. The study concluded […]
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