Lithuania’s Environmental Safety Company has authorised the environmental affect evaluation (EIA) report on the nation’s second offshore wind farm, which might produce its first energy as early as 2028.
The Environmental Safety Company has authorised the conclusions of the EIA panorama evaluation staff that the visible affect of the proposed offshore wind farm can be insignificant, in addition to the affect mitigation measures and actions to be carried out and ensured by the developer through the building and operation of the challenge, in keeping with the Ministry of Vitality.
“Over two years, necessary surveys and monitoring have been carried out within the Baltic Sea, conclusions and alternate options for the event of the wind farm have been drawn up, and shows have been made to the general public, curiosity teams and representatives of international international locations,” stated Daiva Garbaliauskaitė, Vice-Minister of Vitality.
In response to Garbaliauskaitė, probably the most environmentally pleasant different has been chosen: the offshore wind farm can be developed inside two kilometres of the boundary of the Natura 2000 protected space and the challenge fashions for use can attain a peak of 350 metres.
Poland, Latvia, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark participated within the transboundary analysis of the EIA report on offshore wind farms.
The second 700 MW offshore wind farm, for which the European Fee has authorised a EUR 193 million state help scheme, covers an space of round 136.39 sq. kilometres within the Baltic Sea. The challenge is about to be construct about 30 kilometres from the coast.
The tender to pick out the developer of the offshore wind farm is scheduled to be launched on January 15 subsequent 12 months, with the date nonetheless ready to be authorised by the Authorities.
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In October, the Lithuanian Nationwide Vitality Regulatory Council (NERC) confirmed the three way partnership between Ocean Winds and Ignitis Renewables because the winner of the nation’s first offshore wind tender.
The Ministry of Vitality is planning two 1.4 GW offshore wind farms within the Lithuanian Baltic Sea.
The initiatives are estimated to have the ability to generate as much as 6 TWh of electrical energy, which is round half of Lithuania’s present electrical energy demand.
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