EUROPE’S NEW HYDROELECTRIC DAMS
Plans to introduce a new generation of hydroelectric dams across Europe would put ‘tremendous pressure’ on river ecosystems and should be ‘reconsidered’, a new study warns.
The study, which was commissioned by four NGOs in order to collate an inventory of hydropower across Europe, found that 8,507 new plants were planned over the coming years, adding to the existing 21,387.