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Balbina: good in Methane, bad in energy

O Eco
6 December 2013 at 4:09 (Updated on 14 September 2020 at 11:39)

Built in the late ’80s, hydroelectric created huge lake, more efficient in the greenhouse effect emissions than for energy generation.

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