I’m very proud of the way our wind farm shows that nature and electricity generation can exist side by side. In Poland, electricity has so often not been good for nature.
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Release date
6 April 2020
Status
Reference
Signed | 09/03/2020
20180740
Project name
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LE POMERANIA WIND FARM
UAB IGNITIS GRUPE
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
PLN 258 million (EUR 60 million)
PLN 581 million (EUR 134 million)
Description
Objectives
The project will finance a 94 MW onshore wind farm located in the northern part of Poland in Pomeranian Voivodship, approximately 50 km from the coastline of the Bay of Gdansk.
The project will contribute to environmental and security of energy supply objectives. The project is located in a Cohesion priority region. It is therefore eligible under Article 309 (a) projects for developing less-developed regions and (c) common interest. The financing of this project would contribute to the EIB's lending priority policy on social cohesion, renewable energy and climate action.
Environmental aspects
Procurement
Windfarms falls under Annex II of Directive 2011/92/EU (as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU) according to which the Member States shall determine whether the project shall be made subject to an assessment based on defined criteria. According to national legislation, windfarms exceeding certain criteria are subject to a mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This was the case for the project. The environmental studies for the EIA process were undertaken and the competent authorities have granted approval containing requirements to mitigate environmental impacts accordingly. Residual impacts were classified of small magnitude and low significance.
The project will be operating without exclusive or special rights within the meaning of the EU Utilities Directive 2004/17/EC c.q. 2014/25/EU hence private sector procurement procedures will apply. Equipment and works will be purchased through at least two contracts ?one for supply and installation of turbines, others for infrastructure works (Balance of Plant), electrical works etc.
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Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - LE POMERANIA WIND FARM
Publication Date
8 Apr 2020
Document language
Main Topic
Lending
Document Number
94479943
Document Focus
Environmental Information
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Project Number
20180740
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) - LE POMERANIA WIND FARM - Raport o oddziaływania na środowisko
Publication Date
9 Apr 2020
Document language
Main Topic
Lending
Document Number
92571920
Document Focus
Environmental Information
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Project Number
20180740
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) - LE POMERANIA WIND FARM - Streszczenie w języku niespecjalistycznym
Publication Date
9 Apr 2020
Document language
Main Topic
Lending
Document Number
129369190
Document Focus
Environmental Information
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Project Number
20180740
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Regions
Countries
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Environmental and Social Completion Sheet (ESCS) - LE POMERANIA WIND FARM
Publication Date
15 Dec 2022
Document language
Main Topic
Lending
Document Number
164055073
Document Focus
Environmental Information
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Project Number
20180740
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scoreboard - LE POMERANIA WIND FARM
Publication Date
13 May 2020
Document Language
English
Main Topic
lending
Document Number
130644046
Document Focus
EFSI legal requirements
Document Type
Scoreboard
Project Number
20180740
Last update
14 May 2020
Sector(s)
Energy
Countries
Poland
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Inside the project
How & why
Supporting a green, just transition
Why
- To combat climate change we need to stop burning coal to produce electricity and use renewable sources instead
- Lower income regions dependent on coal need new industries so that they don’t lose out in the EU’s transition to a carbon-neutral economy
How
- Wind farms generate electricity without emitting CO2
- The project supports job creation in the green energy sector in a cohesion priority region historically dependent on coal
Sectors & Countries
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New Poland renewable energy deals
The Ignitis project was one of the first deals to be made under a new law designed to encourage renewable energy in Poland. “Poland is becoming almost a trendy country for renewable energy investment,” says Diana Kazakevic, head of the Poland region for Ignitis Group, the Lithuanian energy company listed in Vilnius and London that’s building the wind farm.
The European Commission’s plan to combat climate change, which it announced in 2020, is based on a commitment to make Europe a net-zero emitter of greenhouse gases by 2050 and makes significant provisions to ensure that regions currently dependent on fossil fuels should not be left behind by the transition to clean technology.
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Green Deal in motion
In Poland renewable energy gets a boost as a change in legislation attracts international investors—and shows the way for the green transition
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