“The Guardian”, hydropower plants in Balkan and Albania threaten environment
27/11/2017 14:00
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Foreign scientists raise alarms about what they call “A tsunami of dams” in Balkan, which, according to them, puts the biodiversity in danger.
Fluvius, a consulting agency supported by Un and the EU, has made a study and focuses especially on the Vjosa River in Albania.
Vjosa is considered a dynamic paradise for aquatic species that have disappeared from Europe, but now they are endangered in Albania as well, because of the dams.
The study published in the Guardian mentions a special type of fish that was discovered during an expedition of 25 scientists in Vjosa.
Same as the Danube Salmon and the Prespa trout, this species is also endangered by hydro-energy projects, according to Ulrich Eichelman, director of Riverwatch.
The Albanian Minister of Energy, Damian Gjiknuri, says for the Guardian that the two Vjosa powerplants will allow fishes to swim through bypasses.
He contradicts the report and says that only two dams were being built in Albania.
The hydropower plants in Balkan have increased by 300%. 2800 new dams are projected from Slovenia to Greece, 37% of which will be in protected natural areas.
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