Democratic Party Chairman Sali Berisha appealed to the American company that is contracted by the Albanian government for the construction of a hydropower plant to withdraw from the project. Speaking to citizens and supporters in Dibra, the former Prime Minister said the construction of the hydropower plant in Skavica foresees flooding of 6,000 hectares of arable land and the displacement of nearly 40 villages. Berisha said this is an anti-social and anti-national policy and Prime Minister Edi Rama is entering history books as the biggest criminal ever for Dibra and the whole country, before urging the American company Bechtel to withdraw from the project.

“I’d like to appeal to Bechtel, telling them I remain forever grateful for the Nation's Road, but I invite them to reconsider and withdraw from the project. This is an absolutely inhumane project on the social level, it is an anti-national project. Don't be deceived by Edi Rama, we will do everything to protect Dibra, its past and future”, said Berisha, listing the alternative sources of energy that Albania can offer.

“Albania today has one of the most powerful gas pipelines in Europe. Albania can receive up 700 million cubic meters of gas. Albania is the sunniest country, it can build solar panels anywhere. We will not flood Dibra. I appeal to the people of Dibra, wherever they are, to protect the Drini Valley and not allow the construction of Skavica, Dibra cannot disappear”.

Sali Berisha also addressed to the abuse of tenders. According to him, high corruption in the government has inflated the prices for the construction of public works in Albania. The construction of a field road, without major works, in Albania costs €30 million per kilometer, while for road extensions, it costs up to €24 million per kilometer. "The state has turned into a terrible machine for stealing citizens. Is it possible for a Prime Minister to sign €420 million for waste incinerators and there are no incinerators working today? And he says: Yes, that's how I sign, on the spot. Those millions and billions belong to the people. When you sign like that, you steal. That's why Albanians leave the country”.

“Secret tenders have increased by 18 times. They have legalized secret tenders. They rob the public assets in terrible ways. The country is in danger”, warned Berisha.