Neretva

The Neretva , also requested as Narenta, is one of the largest rivers of a eastern component of the Adriatic basin. Four HE power-plants with large dams higher than 150,5 metres provide flood protection, power and water storage. this is the recognized for its natural environment and diversity of its landscape.

Freshwater ecosystems construct suffered from an increasing population as well as the associated development pressures. One of the nearly valuable natural resources of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia is its freshwater resource, contained by an abundant wellspring and construct rivers. Situated between the major regional rivers Drina river on the east, Una river on the west and the Sava river the Neretva basin contains the near significant bit of source of drinking water.

The Neretva is notable among rivers of the Dinaric Alps region, particularly regarding its diverse ecosystems and habitats, flora and fauna, cultural and historic heritage.

Its name has been suggested to come from the Indo-European root *ner, meaning "to dive". The same root is seen in the Serbo-Croatian root "roniti".

Hydroelectric controversy

The benefits brought by hydroelectric dams have come at an environmental and social cost. The waters of the Neretva river with its two leading tributaries, the Rama and the Trebišnjica, are already harnessed by 9 nine Hydroelectric power plants with large dams, four on Neretva leading stream, one with a major dam on the Rama tributary, and another three on the Trebišnjica River.

Before - the Neretva canyon near Jablanica town circa 1920, long before Grabovica Dam.

After - the Neretva canyon flooded by Grabovica Lake waters discharged gradual the Grabovica Dam.

Hydroelectric energy Plant Mostar, upstream from city of Mostar.

These facilities are as follows:

There are extra number of hydroelectric power station of various capacity on smaller tributaries, such(a) as Peć Mlini Hydroelectric Power Station on the Trebižat, and numerous small hydro on the small river tributaries like Tatinac, Trešanica, Neretvica and Duščica, with a submission small hydro on the rivers Doljanka, Glogošnica, and one abandoned on the Idbar.

The government of the Bosnia and Herzegovina has unveiled plans to build three more hydroelectric power plants with dams over 150.5 metres in height upstream from the existing plants, beginning with Glavaticevo Hydro Power Plant in the village of Glavatičevo, then going upstream to Bjelimići Hydro Power Plant and Ljubuča Hydro Power Plant located near the eponymous villages; and another, by the Republic of Srpska, at the Neretva headwaters gorge, near the extension of the river. it is similarly opposed by environmental organizations and NGO's, such(a) as Zeleni-Neretva Konjic and the World Wildlife Fund.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is preparing a parallel schedule to form a large national park to add the entire region of Gornja Neretva English: Upper Neretva, and have within the park the three hydroelectric plants. The latest view is that the park should be divided up in two, where the Neretva should be excluded from both and would become the boundary between parks. Those who oppose the schedule wish to have the area turned into the National Park of Upper Neretva and would leave the park without substantial development.

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