Buk Bijela Hydro Power Plant
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The Buk Bijela Hydro Power Plant should be one of Bosnia and Herzegovina
's largest hydro
power plant, if built, having an installed electric capacity of 450 MW.
However, the project has been under harsh scrutiny of local and national communities and various NGO's from Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Montenegro
and abroad, due which is postponed and possibly will be eventually canceled.
This project was a matter of inter-state agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Montenegro
, but it would certainly destroy the magnificent canyon of the Tara river, which is why this project encountered major opposition in both countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
's largest hydro
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
power plant, if built, having an installed electric capacity of 450 MW.
However, the project has been under harsh scrutiny of local and national communities and various NGO's from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
and abroad, due which is postponed and possibly will be eventually canceled.
This project was a matter of inter-state agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
and Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, but it would certainly destroy the magnificent canyon of the Tara river, which is why this project encountered major opposition in both countries.