A condition for the concession to Bremangerlandet Vindpark AS was that the operations were operational by 1 September this year. The company was unable to do so, and now the Norwegian Directorate of Water and Energy Resources (NVE) has refused the request to postpone the start of operations, writes Bergens Tidende.
– It is in the papers that we will appeal this decision to the Ministry of Oil and Energy, says wind energy director Stig Svalheim at SFE Produksjon, the parent company of Bremangerlandet Wind Park.
The company had plans to build 18 wind turbines, with a height of 150 meters.
Wind energy opponents hail NVE’s decision.
– It was absolutely fantastic. This is a great victory for nature and the outdoors, to which many have contributed, writes spokesman Jørund Nygård in a text message to the newspaper.
The Nature Conservancy says Bremangerland is a “crown example” of the mistakes made in the processes surrounding the development of wind power on the mainland in Norway.
– We consider this a big step towards a final victory for the precious nature of Bremangerlandet. This shows that fighting for nature is worthwhile, says county chief Anne-Line Thingnes Førsund in Sogn og Fjordane.
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