SPAIN HEP PLAN
April 1st, 2003
BY ALAN OSBORNTHE EUROPEAN Commission has given the Spanish government two months to provide full information about the environmental impact of its highly controversial National Hydroelectric Plan (NHP) or face a possible action in the European Court of Justice. The Commission says Spain has not responded to a request for information made last September on how it assessed a proposed hydro-electric project in the catchment area of the River Ulla in Galicia. Brussels' concern is the potential impact of the scheme on a site nominated for protection under the EU ...
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