Blankaströms kraftverk Country/Territory Sweden Type of court National - higher court Date Oct 16, 2013 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Mark- och miljööverdomstolen Seat of court Stockholm Reference number M 632-13 Language Swedish Subject Energy, Water Abstract The case concerned a permit for the reconstruction and operation of a power plant in accordance with the Environmental Code.The Land and Environment Court had previously rejected the application for a permit to increase the efficiency of the power plant, and the appellant, E.ON Vattenkraft Sverige AB, appealed the case. The court motivated this decision by stating that it was necessary to test the legality of the current management of the power plant before permitting further measures. It was also stated that the appellant had not sought to have their previous operations declared legal.The Land and Environment Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment by the Land and Environment Court even though the appellant meant that they had aquired a permit for the power plant already in 1889. The Court however, maintained that this permit only allowed for the construction of a dam and related water works and did not include the construction of the power plant.As an installation that had been constructed before the coming into force of the Environmental Code, the appellant first had to have the current power plant declared legal. Full text M 632-13.pdf