CategoriesIn MediaBy Oralda Lahe / Radio Tirana Invited to Radio Tirana to talk about the Resolution of the European Parliament, which specifically “calls on the Albanian Government to control the development of hydropower plants in environmentally sensitive areas, both in the Vjosa River and in protected areas to maintain the integrity of the existing national parks […]
CategoriesIn MediaBy Top Show / Top Channel In the first part, hydropower plants in Valbona are discussed. Valbona Valley will be subjected to HPPs. Over 25 km of the Valbona River, permits have been granted to build 14 HPPs – considered by civil society as investments against nature, 9 of them will be built within the […]
CategoriesIn MediaThe group “To protect the rivers” has repeated the request to the Government for a 3-year moratorium on the construction of HPPs in the Albanian rivers. Activists of the group protested against the Government’s plans to open doors to foreign business for investment in this sector. The group “To protect the rivers” has protested against […]
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, […]
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 […]
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