The Xunta de Galicia has conveyed its concerns about the issue to the EU Petitions Committee in Brussels the paralysis of the wind energy sector in Galiciadespite the fact that at European level the development of renewable energy sources is a priority.
As part of her trip to Brussels to participate as a representative of the Spanish Autonomous Communities in the Council of Ministers of the Environment of the European Union, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Ángeles Vázquez, met with the Director of Civil Rights and Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament, Michael Speiser, with whom he discussed the situation legal uncertainty arising in Galicia the current legal and administrative paralysis affecting dozens of wind projects.
wind energy is not progressing
In this sense, the councilor emphasized that the Xunta shares the vision of the European Commission, which supports the planning, construction and operation of production facilities of energy from renewable sources for his essential contribution to the fight against climate change and the protection of biodiversity.
In this line, the Minister explained to the senior European official that the Galician Government is carrying out with maximum agility all the procedures within its competence to promote this sector with the aim of regaining leadership at national level. in installed wind energy. We should not forget that the Community has fallen to fourth place due to the succession of rulings by the Supreme Court of Xustiza of Galicia (TSXG) questioning the simultaneity of the public information and consultation procedures for new wind farms.
In fact, Ángeles Vázquez conveyed to Michael Speiser the interest of the an EU court ruling would also clarify and speed up paralyzed projects in the community to avoid legal uncertainty In this sector, other countries with sectoral legislation similar to that of Spain could be expanded.
Finally, it should be noted that Ángeles Vázquez also met in Brussels with Cristina Lobillo, Director of the Working Group of the European Union Energy Platformwhich depends on the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy.
The Galician government has emphasized this the paralysis of the wind energy sector It makes it difficult for the Community to meet the challenge of moving towards a low-carbon economy and climate neutrality through the development and commitment of renewable energy sources.