CategoriesIn MediaBy Gjergj Erebara / BIRN After the tender in which only the company that won the government’s questionable bonus took part, the Ministry of Energy announced the Turkish company as the winner for the hydroelectric plant on the Vjos River, the second largest hydropower concession. Without fanfare and without pride, in a corner of its […]
CategoriesIn MediaBy Prof. Aleko Miho / FSHN, UT On April 15, 2016, the European Parliament in the Resolution for our country calls on the Albanian Government “to control the development of hydropower plants in environmentally sensitive areas, both in the Vjosë River and in protected areas, in order to maintain the integrity of the existing national […]
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 […]
The big kayak tour to save the rivers of the Balkans starts In Bohinj, Slovenia on April 16, 2016. About 150 kayakers have opened the Balkan River Tour on the Sava River in Slovenia. Led by former Slovenian Olympic athlete Rok Rozman, kayakers from all over Europe will, over the next 35 days, navigate the […]
CategoriesIn MediaIn Slovenia, more than 60 kayakers began a 35-day environmental protest against plans to build dams on rivers in six Balkan countries. The awareness campaign will end its tour at the Vjosa River in Albania on May 20. Chronicle from the Voice of America
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