Slovenia Notifies Neighbours about Mura Hydro Plants
Croatia and Hungary have been informed about Slovenia's intentions to build hydro power stations on the Mura river in the northeast, and at the same time set up a balanced ecosystem there, the Environment and Spatial Planning Ministry said on Thursday.
The ministry has sent a letter to the Croatian and Hungarian representatives of the Slovenian-Croatian and Slovenian-Hungarian commissions for water economy, informing them about Slovenia's plans in line with a consensus reached with Austria.
Croatia and Hungary will be informed about the possible launch of formal procedures in accordance with international agreements and conventions, and within the international commission for the Sava river basin, the ministry added.
Meanwhile, the head of the Slovenian-Austrian commission for the Mura river, Tomaz Globokar, proposed today that at its next session, the commission looks into the possibility of building hydro power plants on Mura.
The initiative has been launched by the power company Dravske elektrarne, owned by Slovenia's largest power producer, HSE, which has received a licence for the construction of the hydro power stations on the Mura.
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