Meghri Residents Protest New Hydro Plant: Who “Occupies” Their River?, 31 January 2018

The construction of yet another hydro-electric plant on the River Meghri forced Meghri community residents to block the highway on January 23 to voice their opposition...

The hydro plant is being built by a company called Green Power. It has a license to do so and its Environmental Impact Assessment was judged positive by the Ministry of Nature Protection.

Despite the opposition by area residents and the fact that the meeting with company officials never took place, the ministry released a report claiming that public hearings had taken place, as mandated by the law, and that the public has backed the hydropower plant plan...

Green Power Ltd. already operates a hydro plant on the Meghri River – the 2,400-kWh Meghri #1 plant. The company is building another 3,300-kWh hydro plant on the Tashtoun River, a tributary of the Meghri...