Offshore wind farms at risk of legal challenges due to flawed developer-led policy, environmentalists warn

The decision by Corio Generation to withdraw from developing a large wind farm off the Connemara coast highlights the Government’s flawed policies on offshore energy, according to the environmental group Blue Ireland.

The failure to fully apply EU legislation on offshore wind projects in the immediate pipeline was likely to lead to future planning decisions ending up in the courts, it said.

Its statement follows Corio’s withdrawal from building a 450 megawatt wind farm on the Sceirde Rocks, a €1.4 billion project that would have powered 350,000 homes. It reduced the number of expected projects before 2030 from six to five, with four developers ...
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