Uncertainty hit the Hofors offshore wind farm project Aflandshage Windmill Park on Thursday. The utility company has indeed received a ruling from the Energy Complaints Board, where the board revokes the establishment permit that the Energy Agency previously granted to the project. According to Hofor, the reason is a new practice for counting bats.
- We can ascertain that it is, among other things, a changed practice by the authorities regarding the counting of bats, which has triggered the rejection in the complaint board. We have otherwise had a good, ongoing dialogue about the environmental impact assessment with the authorities, including about bats. And it is our experience that we have lived up to the demands that have been made of us. We will now engage in dialogue with the authorities, our advisers and suppliers about the next step, says Jesper Pedersen, area manager for Wind & Energy Trading in Hofor.
Hofor, together with its advisors, is now in the process of closely reading the Energy Complaints Board's announcement to get an overview of the consequences of the decision and what it means for the project, which is planned to have an effect of up to 300 MW, and must consist of 26 offshore wind turbines in the southern part of Øresund.
The dialogue must, among other things, clarify the need for supplementary studies that can ensure the implementation of the large project, which according to the current plan must be ready at the beginning of 2026 and supply power for what corresponds to the consumption of 300,000 households per year.
p>In connection with the establishment of the Aflandshage Wind Farm, Hofor has otherwise focused on nature and wildlife. Most recently, with the agreement regarding the delivery of the wind farm's foundations, the company has ensured that artificial reefs must be created in connection with the foundations.
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