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Hydroelectric plant controversy

Water is one of Switzerland’s few natural resources. On the Grimsel pass in the central Swiss Alps, the country’s largest hydroelectric plant would like to raise the existing dam by 23 metres to provide more power. But the project has been blocked by a group of environmentalists. (SF/swissinfo)

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