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Article

22 Oct 2007

Author:
Erik Hagen, Norwatch

Protests against Norwegian Hydroelectric Power [Chile]

The Norwegian hydroelectric power giant SN Power…has already started constructing one plant [in Chile] and has another four projects on the drawing pad...Chile’s indigenous population, the Mapuche Indians, have attempted to stop three of the company’s four planned projects…The Mapuche fear that the hydroelectric project will threaten their livelihood…[T]he population is unsure whether there is enough water for both the company and themselves… Marte Lerberg Kopstad of SN Power [said] “…no one will be directly affected by or will have to move because of our projects.”…Kopstad told Norwatch that…the majority of the people now support the plans. The company will now carry out extensive analyses of the consequences for the environment and the community…