Months-long protests against the construction of the $800 million Namakhvani hydropower plant in western Georgia beg a simple question: Why bother with big dams anyway? In Georgia’s case, they cost more to build than other sources of renewable energy, uproot locals, and provide less power than projected.
Even hydro investors concede that the changing climate is making them less dependable. Yet the business-friendly Georgian Dream government seems unwilling to concede that few recent hydropower projects are fulfilling their promise.…Georgia Pivots To Wind Despite Booming Hydro Industry
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