insurrección

The construction of Salvajina reservoir over 20 years ago, and the planned deviation of the Ovejas river concerns the afro-Colombian communities of three municipalities of Valle del Cauca region. These plans of electricity generation, distribution and commercialization are promoted by the Empresa de Energía del Pacífico (EPSA). In November of 2000, 62.4% of the shares of the company was acquired by Spanish group Union Fenosa, which is under scrutiny for its actions in the countries where it operates. According to estimates of the groups that oppose the project -which is supported by right-wing Uribe’s administration - nearly 60,000 people have already been displaced by these energy plans.

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