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HidroAysén Project approval

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With government support, was approved by the Committee on Environmental Assessment (CEA) of Coyhaique, the project of building five hydroelectric dams on the Baker and Pascua rivers in the region of Aysen. Despite the irregularities surrounding the case, as the technical reports of the agencies that reviewed the project were altered to favor the project, or the ratio of government officials had with the companies Endesa and Colbún, or the complete omission of opinion of the inhabitants of Aysen. Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter, said hours before the vote on the project "would be good for the country to be approved." Read more

Among the benefits to which they referred Hinzpeter and his minions, would be that " central flood six thousand hectares, 18.8 hectares of this National Park Laguna San Rafael "as described in The City, and although in the current draft is not specified on the power line is estimated to be fragmented national parks, reserves natural protected areas, with estimated deforestation of 23,000 hectares.


Yesterday May 9, in various parts of the country held demonstrations, Valparaiso, Valdivia, Temuco, Concepcion, Antofagasta, Copiapo, La Serena, Rancagua, Talca, Chillán and Puerto Montt. They departed in Coyhaique, outside the Environmental Assessment Service where the vote was made of the project. In Santiago, some ten thousand people gathered in Plaza Italia, where they were dispersed by lanzagua cars, gas cannons and five buses of policemen.

Moreover, from the government, supports the argument that decision there was no pressure, despite the president Pinera told his ministers in the cabinet council on Monday May 2, he did not want to continue delaying commissioning of works of HidroAysén, which in his opinion was environmentally viable and not paralyzed by social pressures, according to The Citizen. Tuesday May 10, the environment minister, Maria Ignacia Benitez defended the approval arguing that the project complies with existing environmental laws, ignoring the changes that were the technical arguments that examined the project.

Sources: The City, Emol.