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Energia claims prioritisation will delay wind farm projects
Summary
In January 2021, Energia Group Holdings DAC and its subsidiaries Energia Renewables ROI Ltd and Energia Offshore Wind Ltd lodged High Court proceedings against the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Minister of State for Local Government and Planning. They challenged a decision made in October 2019 to introduce a priority order for processing foreshore licence applications. The priority order gave precedence to projects deemed most aligned with national policy, such as inter‑connectors and national test sites, while projects off Helvick Head in County Waterford and off Cahore Point in County Wexford – the sites for Energia's two offshore wind farm proposals – were assigned a lower priority. Energia argues that the minister lacks statutory authority to set such an order, that no reasons were provided, and that the decision has caused unreasonable delays to its applications, which were lodged 20 months earlier.
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What: Report matter: Energia claims prioritisation will delay wind farm projects. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- 2021-01-19 Publication
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