The protests included peaceful, passive resistance, but also some violent outbursts which included physical altercation with investors and their private security, damages to the equipment caused by fires and intervention by the police. As reported by numerous media, the investors tend to build the objects even without all the necessary (or positive) permits and though they apply with projects of watermill hydro plants, which include mini reservoirs and constant flow of the streams, in the end they just conduct water into the pipes, drying the rivers out completely. The reason is huge profit - state is obliged to buy all their electricity at the prices at least doubled from the commercial price for the buyers.
The protests encompassed peaceful, passive resistance alongside some violent outbursts involving physical altercations with investors and their private security forces. Fires caused damage to equipment, and the police intervened. According to various media reports, investors constructed objects without all necessary permits, even when applying for projects of watermill hydro plants that included small reservoirs and a steady stream flow. Ultimately, they diverted water into pipes, completely drying out rivers. The motive was substantial profit; the state is obligated to purchase their electricity at prices at least double those charged by commercial buyers.