Môi trườngvietnamnews Update: May, 16/2017 – 18:00
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| The removal of hydropower projects and potential sites is because most of them are located in forest areas, meaning hydropower plant construction would seriously affect forest resources and local ecology.—VNA/VNS Photo |
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk have made the decision to scrap plans for constructing 17 small and medium hydropower plants with total capacity of 27.4 megawatts.
The province has also axed 69 sites which have potential to become future stations, with combined capacity totalling 117 megawatts.
The move comes following the Prime Minister’s directive to close natural forests in the Central Highlands to deal with climate change during the 2016-2020 period, Đắk Lắk vice chairman Y Giang Gry Nie Knong said. Tiếp tục đọc “Đắk Lắk scraps plans for 17 hydropower plants”













