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Nenskra: new players, new risks
More than a year after Salini Impregilo, a major construction company, mysteriously abandoned the Nenskra hydropower project before construction had even begun, new contractors are now said to have been hired
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Leaked World Bank report depicts Georgia’s Nenskra hydropower project as major liability
Successive international analyses have cast serious doubts over the financial viability of the planned Nenskra plant. While the Georgian government keeps the project’s contract confidential, a leaked World Bank
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Devastating floods are the latest warning sign about controversial Nenskra hydropower project
From the outside, this tragedy might seem like a natural disaster, a force majeure. But one cannot ignore the human factors at play. Community members in Georgia’s Upper Svaneti region and environmental groups
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Six reasons for not financing the Nenskra hydropower project in Georgia
This briefing outlines the main issues with the Nenskra hydropower project shortly before both the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank will decide on financing the project. The problems relate to
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Price tag of Georgia’s Nenskra dam goes through the roof
New information reveals the disproportionate price that Georgia’s government guarantees to pay for electricity from the Nenskra dam. The increasingly unfavourable economics strengthen calls to finally make the project’s contract publicly available
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Comments on Nenskra Hydropower Project Supplementary Environmental & Social Studies, by JSC Nenskra hydro
Comments on Nenskra Hydropower Project Supplementary Environmental & Social Studies, by JSC Nenskra hydro. The 280 MW Nenskra hydropower plant (HPP) is one of 35 hydropower plants
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Darliali hydropower plant project
The Georgian company JSC Dariali Energy has requested a loan of up to USD 80 million from the EBRD for the 108 MW Dariali hydropower (HPP) project. Theproject involves the construction of a derivation-type HPP on the Tergi river
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Russian energy giants and for a mega dam
A campaign run by lobbyists in favour of the Khudoni hydropower project has recently become more and more aggressive. At stake is the reputation of the investor ‘Transelectrica limited,’ as it was unable to fulfill the conditions
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Letter to the World Bank regarding ESIA of Khudoni Hydropower Project
Letter to the World Bank regarding concerns with the public review of the environmental and social impact assessment for the Khudoni hydropower project