Albanians NGO files lawsuit against park hydropower project

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian residents and a non-governmental organization have filed a lawsuit against the government for giving a permit to build a hydropower station in a protected valley.

Toka president Catherine Bohne said the project would cause "serious and irreparable damage to both the natural environment as well as the community's social well-being."

Bohne said area residents were worried when they saw the first developer start building a few years ago a 2 megawatt power plant that could change the flow of river water with a new canal.