The Government plans to initiate Marine Spatial Planning
EWPA's blog - eteap October 4, 2012
The Estonian Government plans to initiate Marine Spatial Planning in pilot sea areas that border with Pärnu and Hiiu County. These areas also overlap partly with the zones of Estonia’s two big offshore wind farm projects. The preparation of planning and strategic environmental assessment will be delegated to the governors of both counties and it should be ready latest by 31.12.2016.
The financing of Marine Spatial Planning together with its strategic environmental assessment is partly ensured from the state budget and partly from the Estonian-Latvian cross border cooperation program and Environmental Investment Centre’s marine environment program.
Nelja Energia is developing an offshore wind farm to the coastal sea water in Northwest-Estonia and Eesti Energia plans to erect wind turbines to the region of Gulf of Riga.
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