We are paying – they are getting rich
In addition to common history in Yugoslavia, the citizens of Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina share one more thing in common. They have become victims of the strong energy lobby which, at the beginning of the 21st century, ‘smuggled’ a statement that the construction of small hydro power plants is an ideal way to increase the production of the so-called clean or green energy that will not pollute the natural environment. High goals were set when it comes to increased generation of electricity using renewable energy sources and this was used as a justification for subsidizing the operation of the small hydropower plants.