Citizens opposing Namakhvani HPP construction to hold rally in Tbilisi today

Citizens opposing Namakhvani HPP construction to hold rally in Tbilisi today

People opposing to Namakhvani HPP construction will hold a rally in Tbilisi on May 23. The protesters will gather in the Republic Square at 14.00.

According to Varlam Goletiani, one of the organizers of the rally against the construction of Namakhvani HPP, people from different regions will join the rally.

The opponents of the construction of Namakhva HPP have several demands. In particular, they demand to cancel the agreement signed on April 25, 2019 between the Government of Georgia and the company Enka Renewables on the construction of the Namakhvani HPP cascade on the Rioni River; to repeal the Decree 2405 of the Government of Georgia of November 21, 2019 on approving the transfer of the state-owned real estate to LLC Enka Renewables; to revoke the construction permit issued for the Namakhvani HPP cascade in 2015 and all other documents based on it; to dismiss Natia Turnava, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development.