CategoriesIn MediaSlovenian MEP Igor Soltes has spoken out against the Albanian government’s project for the construction of the HPP on the Vjosa river. During the discussions taking place in Brussels, MEP Soltes expressed his concern, also referring to the protest of the residents of Vlora and Mallakastra. Also present during these discussions was the Soltes Albanian […]
CategoriesIn MediaThe Ministry of Energy has signed the contract with the Turkish company “Kovlu Energji” giving it the right to build the Pocem hydropower plant. This decision goes against the demands of the residents of the Vjosa valley, national and international organizations, the European Union that have requested a 3-year moratorium regarding the construction of HPPs […]
CategoriesIn MediaAfter the hydropower plant in Valbona, a debate is expected to open and the one planned for the Vjosa river, as the Pocem hydropower plant is otherwise called. Residents of several villages of Mallakastra gathered to ask the government for a public hearing. The meeting was organized by EcoAlbania, where, as stated in a press […]
CategoriesIn MediaEnvironmental organizations are encouraging young people to become more active in protecting rivers. Recently, the concern about the construction of small hydropower plants in some protected areas has returned. Hydropower plants are viewed with concern by local communities as they damage natural values and tourism. Chronicle prepared by the Voice of America.
CategoriesActivities Press Release06-07.10.2016, Çorrush, Kuta, Mallakastër. After the lack of public consultation on the construction of the Pocem hydropower plant and the authorities’ negligence to consider their demands, residents of the villages most affected by the construction of the Pocem dam are asking the government to hold public hearings in the area. According to the information that […]
CategoriesIn MediaGerman television ZDF has published the short 30-minute documentary “Wahnsinn Wasserkraft” (Madness of HPPs). The documentary was shown yesterday on the German channel ZDF, On World Rivers Day, which talks about the mania of HPPs in the rivers of the Balkans, with the Vjosa at its center. On the occasion of World Rivers Day (September […]
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