Statkraft's Wind Farm on Piaspe Mountain in Azpeitia Fails to Receive Environmental Approval.
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The Basque Government's Department of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability has denied environmental authorization to the Piaspe project, due to the damage that the Statkraft company wants to build between Azpeitia, Zestoa and Errezil, as well as the infrastructure for transporting electricity, would cause. Maite Segurola, a member of the Sañu Bizirik group, said that they welcomed the Government's resolution "with joy": "It is a victor…
A blow to the wind farm project that the Norwegian company Statkraft plans to build on the summit of Mount Piaspe, a project that affects the municipalities of Azpeitia, Errezil, and Zestoa. The Basque Government has issued a negative environmental impact statement for the project and its energy evacuation infrastructure. The Basque Government's Department of Industry, Energy Transition, and Sustainability has ruled that the proposed project doe…


The Basque Government has issued an impact statement against the construction of the Piaspe wind farm that Statkraft plans to build between Azpeitia, Zestoa and Errezil (Gipuzkoa), due to the damage that the turbines and the electricity transmission infrastructure would cause. In particular, the park has been denied permission because of the "environmental sensitivity" of the mountain range and because it is a key breeding ground for birds. For …
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