CategoriesPress ReleaseOpposition to the hydropower plants projected on the Vjosë River is gaining further support. In an open letter to the Minister of Energy and Industry, the Confederation of Albanian Industries calls for a moratorium on the construction of dams on the Vjos River and its tributaries. The rivers of the Balkans are threatened by a […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseThe Standing Committee of the Berne Convention at its annual meeting held on 5-8 December decided that plans for 17 hydropower plants in the Mavrova National Park in Macedonia should be suspended immediately. The Standing Committee highlighted its main concern regarding the continued construction of small hydropower plants within the park. The governing body of […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseBy Prof. A. Miho, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana. A few weeks ago, a draft regional strategy for sustainable hydropower in the Western Balkans was discussed in Tirana. Among other things, a list of 44 HPP projects larger than 10 MW from Albania were selected by EU experts and ranked […]
CategoriesIn MediaAt the press conference, organized by EcoAlbania in Tirana, the issue of HPPs in the Vjosa River was discussed. Many supporters and experts for the protection of the river took part in the conference, but there were also residents of the areas affected by the construction of HPPs. Residents expressed their concerns about these plans, […]
CategoriesIn MediaThe Albanian government has canceled the works of the Kalivaçi hydropower plant by the company Kalivaçi Green Energy of the Italian businessman Becchetti, however the Ministry of Energy and Industry has immediately started the procedures to find a new investor in Kalivaç. The last wild river in Europe, the Vjosa, is currently flowing free of […]
CategoriesPress Release++The Albanian government opens the procedure for the concession of the HPP of Kalivaci++NGOs oppose this decision++ Tirana, Vienna, Radofzell. After 20 years of delay and postponement of works, the Albanian Government decided to cancel the contract with the Italian company Kalivaçi Green Energy for the unfinished Kalivaçi hydropower plant in Vjosë. Immediately, the Ministry […]
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