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Wind power plans advance in Hattfjelldal and Vågfjellet

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Wind power plans advance in Hattfjelldal and Vågfjellet
Key Points
  • Hattfjelldal municipal council voted to proceed with wind power plans.
  • Statkraft received approval for an impact assessment in Vågfjellet.
  • The Land and Environmental Court of Appeal will decide on offshore wind farms in Gävlebukten.

In Gävlebukten, the Land and Environmental Court of Appeal is to decide on the overlapping offshore wind farms Storgrundet and Utposten 2. The Defense's decision was a shock: no to both, despite years of processing, according to multiple reports. Energimarknadsinspektionen has previously granted Svenska kraftnät permission to build a new overhead power line between Odensala in Sigtuna municipality and Överby in Sollentuna municipality, via Upplands Väsby, according to reports.

Upplands Väsby municipality has protested against the overhead power line and instead wants the lines buried, according to reports. Svenska kraftnät and Trafikverket want to widen the power line corridor to 65–70 meters between Oxundasjön and Överby, according to reports. The wider power line corridor would go through a nature-sensitive key biotope in Bergaskogen in Runby, an area planned to become a new nature reserve, according to reports.

Jokkmokk municipality has previously opposed the construction of a 400 kV power line between Letsi in Jokkmokk and Svartbyn in Boden, according to reports. Energimarknadsinspektionen granted permission to Svenska kraftnät to build the line in March, according to reports. Jokkmokk municipality is now appealing the decision, arguing that the environmental impact assessment is 'poorly conducted', according to reports.

The wind power dispute in Herrljunga regarding Eolus Vind's plans at Kesemossen is entering a decisive phase with a court hearing, according to reports. In Iceland, the Housing and Infrastructure Authority says little can be done to reduce the negative effects of a wind farm at Garpsdalsfjall on landscape and appearance, according to reports. The Land and Environmental Court has overturned the county administrative board's decision, according to reports.

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