Cargando…
Cargando…
Cargando…
Cargando…
Cargando…
Cargando…
Cargando…
Cargando…
The Talapi finca in Sa Pobla. There has been much local opposition to the installation of a photovoltaic plant. | Photo: Juanjo Roig
The Balearic Government is proposing a moratorium on new renewable energy projects on rural land in Mallorca and the Balearics. An amendment will be made to the law on strategic projects that will suspend current regulations until a new and specific plan is approved for the energy sector.
As solar is overwhelmingly the main source of renewable energy in the islands, this suspension will chiefly apply to photovoltaic plants. The amendment also has in mind energy storage systems, plans for which have created a good deal of controversy.
The plants themselves have run up against local and environmentalist opposition, the government appreciating that there has been social conflict. It is therefore looking to regulate the growth of renewable energy facilities. These have proliferated in rural areas and on rustic land by urban centres; there is one such case in Sa Pobla, for instance. The hope is that a more “consensual” model can be arrived at.
The government is to give itself a maximum of two years to approve a new territorial plan for renewable energies and energy storage. This must establish clear criteria regarding location and dimensions of facilities in seeking a reconciliation between the need for energy transition and the protection of rural land.
To be able to write a comment, you have to be registered and logged in
Currently there are no comments.
Passeig Mallorca 9A, 07011 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Switchboard +34 971 78 84 00 | News Desk +34 971 78 84 10
Editorial +34 971 78 84 11 | What’s On + 34 971 78 84 11
Advertising +34 971 78 84 05 | Distribution +34 971 78 84 03
Editorial: editorial@majorcadailybulletin.es
Advertising: publicidad@majorcadailybulletin.es
Subscription: suscripciones@majorcadailybulletin.es

source