Regional Strategy Draw the Guide Principles for Sustainable HPP in the WBs by Dr Lorenc Gordani
Regional Strategy Draw the Guide Principles for Sustainable HPP in the WBs Prepared by Dr Lorenc Gordani Western Balkans region needs new sources of energy production. In the context of replacing carbon-intensive generation capacity, and in view of achieving the 2020 renewable energy targets established by the Western Balkans countries in their respective National Renewable Energy Action Plans as part of the obligations agreed under the Energy Community Treaty, all renewable energy sources will play a strategic role in the new energy mix. Hydropower is a relatively clean energy, mostly free of CO2 emissions during operation. However, it can have large, negative impacts on the environment and, in particular, on water resources, the ecological quality of the rivers and the associated ecosystems and biodiversity. In view of the considerable challenges…