Announcement: Public Hearings to be conducted on the Draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report for Devoll Hydropower Project
The Devoll Hydropower Project comprises the development and construction of three Hydropower Plants on the Devoll River and the required transmission lines to connect the HPPs to the national electricity grid:
- Banjë HPP, located approx. 40 km south of Tirana, in Elbasan District.
- Kokël HPP, located approx. 30 km upstream Banjë Dam, in Gramsh District.
- Moglicë HPP, located approx. 5 km upstream of Kokël HPP and Moglicë Dam, located approx. 11 km upstream Moglicë HPP, in Korçë District.
The installed capacity for the three HPPs is planned to be approx. 280 MW.
Based on the Albanian law No. 8990, dated 23.01.2003, as amended, and International Standards, an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment is mandatory to be carried out for large infrastructure projects.
The Public Hearings for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Draft Report for the Devoll Hydropower Project are scheduled to be held in the period of 12-15 September 2011.
The Public Hearings will be conducted at the following locations:
Date: 12 September 2011
Time: 11:00
Location: Pallati i Kulturës “Thoma Prifti”
Address: Pallati i Kulturës “Thoma Prifti”, Gramsh
Date: 13 September 2011
Time: 11:00
Location: Pallati i Kulturës “Thoma Prifti”
Address: Pallati i Kulturës “Thoma Prifti”, Gramsh
Date: 15 September 2011
Time: 11:00
Location: Moglicë
Address: Fshati Moglicë, Komuna Moglicë, Korçë
The Executive Summary of the Draft ESIA report, prepared by independent consultants, is available for public viewing as of August 12, 2011.
The final ESIA report forms the main platform for consultations and development of measures to mitigate project impacts.
If you don’t yet possess a copy of the Executive Summary of the Draft ESIA Report or any of the other disclosure documents mentioned, you can find a copy at the following locations:
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy
- District Council Offices of Elbasan, Korçë, Berat and Fier
- Regional Environmental Agencies in Elbasan, Korçë, Berat and Fier
- Commune offices in the project area
- Head of village in the project area
- DHP’s Public Information Centre in Gramsh
- DHP Offices Tirana & Gramsh
- DHP website: www.devollhydropower.al
- METE Website: www.mete.gov.al
DHP Company address and contact details:
Devoll Hydropower Sh.A.
ABA Business Centre, Office No. 1204
Papa Gjon Pali II Street, Tirana
Phone: +355 (0) 4 450 1 450
E-mail: info@devollhydropower.al
The Draft ESIA Report and the content of the Public Hearing were prepared by the independent consultant company Norconsult; Company address and contact details:
Norconsult AS
Vestfjordgaten 4
1338 Sandvika
Norway
Web: www.norconsult.com