Goes and meets with Mandiqi, Montenegro rejects Milorad Dodik's invitation

Montenegro's Ministry of Energy and Mines rejected the invitation of RS President Milorad Dodik for its participation in the construction of a hydropower plant.

For Montenegro's Ministry of Energy and Mines, the issue of construction of the plant, Buk Bijelaı, was completed in 2004 with the Parliamentary Declaration on Protection of the Tara River, but with the U report. NESTO of 2005, which put an end to the idea of building hydropower plants in this area that could affect the European Hall”, says Podgorica's “Visesti”.

That is the answer to the question if Montenegro could participate in this project, if according to you, the dam's height would be lower, so that the reservoir would not enter Montenegro's territory and have no impact on the protected area of the Tara River.

In Montenegrin strategic documents, that part is not treated in energy either, nor in EPCG business plans. The Ministry of Energy and Mines will not deal with hypothetical situations, but with relevant indicators and documents and valid legislation by Montenegro banning construction in that area. As far as environmental impact assessment is concerned, there is a competent ministry, whose department is ecology”, said in response to this ministry.

Last week, at a meeting with Montenegrin Parliament Speaker Andrija Ma persecuted, Dodik called on Montenegro to be included in the Buk Bijela hydropower plant construction project in Drina near Foca and to stop its impasse.

In a statement by Dodik's cabinet, it is said that “if there is efforts to bring Montenegro back to that project, President Milorad Dodik has expressed his readiness to accept it”.

We offer Montenegro to join this megaproject. If they don't, then they shouldn't block us”, Dodik said.