The Sarajevo Cantonal Court has annulled the environmental permit issued by the Federal Ministry of Tourism and Environment and awarded to the Slovenian investor “Turbo-Institut” for the construction of small hydropower plants (SHPP) on Ljuta river in Konjic municipality.
Legal battle of environmental activists against the construction of these SHPPs lasted over three years. According to them, the project envisaged the construction of 30 meters high dams, which does not constitute as small hydropower plant and would cause the flooding of the entire river canyon.
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Tags: BIH, Bosnia and Herzegovina, electricity, environmental, HPP, hydro, SHPP