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A David and Goliath struggle pitting a village community near Odesa against Ukrenergo, Ukraine’s national energy transmitter, ended with the state-owned giant listening to its tiny opponent and reaching a settlement that satisfied both sides, according to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

“This was a long, difficult and exhausting project,” said Alexandra Antsugai, a Principal Environmental Specialist at the EBRD, referring to the power line deal at the source of the dispute. “But in the end, it showed that you can make a big company with a Soviet legacy think about the impact its actions are having on local people and engage with them,” she added.

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