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Construction stop for solar park in Strittense: Court examines development plan!
Groundbreaking ceremony for solar park near Anklam canceled - regulatory review process delays the project by several years.
Construction stop for solar park in Strittense: Court examines development plan!
A major step towards the energy transition in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was abruptly stopped today. The planned groundbreaking ceremony for the solar park in Strittense near Anklam, which was scheduled for Thursday, was canceled. The reason for this is a regulatory control procedure that was applied for by the Vorpommern-Greifswald district at the Higher Administrative Court in Greifswald. NDR reports that the court should now check whether the development plan for the solar park is legally effective.
This solar farm has a long and difficult history. The project has been in progress for five years and has repeatedly stalled. An area of 300 hectares was originally planned for the project, but the dimensions have now been reduced to around 140 hectares. It is planned that the solar park will produce up to 180 megawatts of electricity, which will contribute to the energy supply of a new industrial area in Anklam.
Challenges on the way to implementation
The cancellation of the groundbreaking ceremony is a further setback for those responsible, especially for the investor from Bavaria and the city of Anklam, who wanted to celebrate the start of construction. It turns out that the legal challenges when implementing photovoltaic projects in Germany should not be underestimated.
In this context, the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection has created a template for specifying photovoltaic systems in development plans, which is intended to help municipalities use photovoltaics efficiently. Loud Climate protection Lower Saxony it contains practical and legally sound steps that provide for the mandatory determination of PV systems. This initiative could help many communities that often face similar hurdles.
The discussion about the use of solar energy is more current than ever. With the imminent introduction of a general PV requirement on new roofs in Lower Saxony from the beginning of 2025, one might think that the direction of the wind has changed. But reality shows: the road is often rocky and the legal framework must be constantly reviewed in order to enable sustainable projects.
It remains to be hoped that the solar park in Strittense will soon be able to respond to the legal hurdles in order to send a positive signal for the energy transition in the region. A future-proof energy supply is crucial not only for industrial areas, but also for the entire population.