Status update on the Nenskra hydropower plant project
New comprehensive assessments of project alternatives, climate risks, and environmental and social impacts are necessary if the project will ever restart
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NGOs urge Members of Parliament against casting vote of confidence for Gakharia's candidacy
On September 8, the Parliament of Georgia will be casting vote of confidence for the new government. We urge the Members of the Parliament of Georgia, regardless of their party affiliation or political stance, not to support the appointment of Giorgi Gakharia as a Prime Minister
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IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT FOR THE NENSKRA HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
A leaked contract between the Georgian government and the company behind the Nenskra hydropower project includes terms that indicate the project will incur massive losses for the state, according to a report broadcast on 8 June by the national television station Rustavi 2.
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In Georgia, leaked contract shows Nenskra hydropower project to cost country USD 60 million a year
Prague, Tbilisi – A leaked contract between the Georgian government and the company behind the Nenskra hydropower project includes terms that indicate the project will incur massive losses for the state, according to a report
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Five reasons why EBRD should pull out of the controversial Nenskra hydropower project
As the realisation of the project keeps dragging on, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the EBRD, and all international financial institutions involved, to justify their engagement.
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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 report offers a scathing account of the fiscal implications of this hydropower development.
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Déjà vu in biodiversity: public banks pitted against international convention
Europe’s wildlife guardian has sent a warning to Georgia over changes to a protected area in the Caucasus mountains. International lenders are interested in financing hydro developments in the region.
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Monitoring Report on Implementation of Environmental Commitments under Georgia EU Association Agenda 2014-2016
The EU-Georgia Association Agreement was signed on June 27, 2014. The agreement establishes the framework for cooperation between Georgia and the European Union. Under the agreement, Georgia undertakes to implement reforms
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Campaign update: Georgian mountain communities consider restoring long abandoned tradition to tackle threats to their land
With hydropower and mining projects encroaching on their lands and livelihoods, Svan communities in Georgia’s northwest consider convening in an ancestral assembly to discuss their course of action. Georgia’s indigenous Svans, an ethnic subgroup in Georgia’s Caucasus mountains with their own language
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Eight arrested in protest against Georgian dam
Protests against large dams in Georgia’s Svaneti mountains have led to confrontations with police. Locals are losing patience over the protracted consultation process on the project. Police special forces were deployed last Friday, 20 May to clear a blockade of an access road leading to the planned Nenskra dam site in Georgia’s northwest.
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New agreement for Georgian Khudoni dam signals expropriations and tariff hike
After hitting a snag, the Khudoni dam in Georgia’s mountains is back in the game threatening to expropriate private lands and to bump up electricity prices for Georgian consumers. The controversial changes in an amended contract have inflamed the passion of the Svans who have for years tried to protect their communities from flooding.
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Second fatal landslide in Georgian Dariali valley
While likely not the cause, the EBRD-financed Dariali hydropower plant is being constructed without proper assessment or mitigation of known geological risks. The construction must be halted to avoid further damage.
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