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Grid Expansion Acceleration Act.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011 (2017)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Policy/planning Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Act simplifies the planning of grid expansion projects which involve several federal states or cross national boundaries: power line routes are centrally planned and approved by the Federal Network Agency in a process involving early public participation. In addition, the Federal Network Agency is responsible for the statutory planning approval procedure for grid expansion projects, which means it can define the precise route of the power lines. The transfer of the planning responsibility from state to federal level streamlines the process and avoids the fragmentation of tasks. The text consists of 35 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Federal Grid Plan (2); Planning Statement (3); Common provisions (4); Authorities and bodies (5); Penalties and final provisions (6).

Full text
German
Website
www.bmj.de

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Planning Permission Allocation Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 2013

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Institution, Policy/planning, Authorization/permit, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act amending provisions relating to power grid expansion.

Legislation | Germany | 2015

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Environmental planning, Renewable energy, Policy/planning, Pollution control, EIA

Source: FAO, FAOLEX