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Nature Protection Minister Aramayis Grigoryan finalized the performance of the ministry for year 2014 at the press conference held on 22 December.
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SHHPs
The Nature Protection Minister outlined that there are serious problems connected with SHPPs.
“The problems we experience with SHPPs are connected with the environmental flow and fish pass ways. This year we faced certain problems also due to the lack of water. There were abuses, the locals beat many alarm signals, while environmentalists presented us problems connected with this or that area. Our studies enabled us to understand that they factually comply with reality. We sought to solve certain problems and imposed serious fines on SHPPs and carried out explanatory works with them. We invited the Chairman of SHPP Unions and their owners to discussion and we presented all the problems we eye witnesses and told them all these problems should be solved: they, in their turn, acknowledged the problems and ways to solve them,” Aramayis Grigoryan said.
The Minister informed the journalists that for the first time the Nature Protection Ministry is carrying out passportization of 100 SHPPs together with NGOs and outlined such a project is piloted for the first time in Armenia.
"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".
December 25, 2014 at 12:35