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Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 81-A/2016 establishing the procedures for the installation of a maritime platform for the production of electricity, off Viana do Castelo area.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 235, 9 December 2016.
Subject
Energy, Sea
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Environmental planning Renewable energy Marine area Authorization/permit Policy/planning
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Resolution of the Council of Ministers enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Resolution of the Council of Ministers establishes the procedures for the installation of a maritime platform for the production of electricity, off Viana do Castelo area. Pursuant to Article 199 of the Constitution, the Council of Ministers decides to instruct the Minister of Economy to: a) continue the actions and measures already begun in early 2015, by the XIX Constitutional Government, in order to conclude the studies and finalize the construction by REN - Rede Elétrica Nacional, SA, of the 25 MW offshore wind power connection link, (Windfloat), to be located off Viana de Castelo area, according to the most efficient technical and economic solution; b) to ensure the conclusion, as a matter of urgency, of the procedure for assigning the reception point in the Public Service Electricity Network (RESP), according to the connection solution adopted under the terms specified in the text; c) to assure the allocation, until 18 December 2016, of the production license for the above mentioned offshore wind farm.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 12/2018 approving a set of measures to update the legal regime of the Pilot Zone for oceanic renewable energies.

Legislation | Portugal | 2018

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Environmental planning, Renewable energy, Marine area, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX