 According to the Georgian government-commissioned and the World Bank-supported study the construction of Namakhvani, Paravani and Khudoni hydro power plants are the most attractive scenarios for the development of Georgia's energy sector.The construction of the Khudoni HPP started in 1979 and was stopped in 1989 due to collapse of the Soviet Union and protests over environmental concern.It was again blocked by NGOs in the early 1990s.