Tag: large hydro power projects in Georgia

Two injured in clashes as special forces arrest hydropower protester near Tskaltubo

June 1, 2021 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–At least two people were injured as protesters clashed with police in a village near Tskaltubo Tuesday evening. The clashes broke out as special forces arrived in the village of Sakulia in order to arrest a 29-year-old man for involvement in protests against the Namakhvani hydropower project. Clashes took place as police arrived at … Read more

Protests resume against the Nenskra hydro power plant in Svaneti

July 6, 2016 by Dominik K. Cagara

TBILISI, DFWatch–Up to two hundred locals and environmental activists gathered in Chuberi in Upper Svaneti on Sunday as the protests against the planned Nenskra hydro power plant resumed.

Activists argue that if built, the dam on the Nenskra river will deprive

Svan council convenes to stop hydro power plants

June 15, 2016 by Dominik K. Cagara

Khaishi_community_meeting — Photos courtesy of Tamara Bokuchava, Social Photography Caucasus Foundation

TBILISI, DFWatch–Resistance against the Nenskra hydro power project in Georgia’s northern Svaneti region has caused locals to restore the traditional ruling body lalkhor in order to increase the community’s impact on the national decision-making process.

A congress

Two dead as crane collapses at Norwegian hydropower project

April 20, 2015 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two persons died and one is in hospital with injuries after an accident at a construction site for a hydropower facility in Khulo, southwest in Georgia Friday night.

The two who died are Paata Iakobadze, a Georgian citizen, and Ahmed Chakmak,

NGOs call for new impact assessment of gigantic power dam

December 9, 2013 by DFW-admin

khudoni_demonstration_2013-12-08 — A gigantic planned hydro power station has brought environmentalists out in the streets in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia ask the government for answers about the construction of Khudoni hydro power station. There are many questions regarding environmental and social issues.

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and an