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Arthur Ghazaryan, Chairman of Kapan-based “Union of Employees’ Rights Protection” NGO has addressed an open enquiry to Energy and Natural Resources Minister Yervand Zakharyan, which says, “In the frames of “Support to Renewable Energy” KfW German Bank grants loans to the construction of SHPPs. In 2012 KfW Bank granted loan of US $ 40 million. We would like to ask you to provide us information as follows:
· In the frames of “Support to Renewable Energy” which companies and which SHPPs were funded in “Zangezour” biospheric complex established in SyunikRegion and adjacent areas?
· What extent of KfW funds have been spent on financing SHPP construction since 2004?
· We would like to ask you to provide us the documentation signed between German KfW Bank and Energy and Natural Resources Ministry relating to “Support to Renewable Energy” program.
· What are the conditions of licenses issued to SHPPs located within mine and adjacent areas?
The material was developed in the frames of “Supporting reforms in the sector of small hydro power plants through enabling a dialogue between civil society and the Ministry of Nature Protection for sustainable use of river ecosystems” supported by UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme".
February 09, 2015 at 14:17