“Each Member State marine spatial planning. They will seek to contribute to the sustainable development of the offshore energy sectors, maritime transport and fisheries and aquaculture sectors, and to the protection, protection and improvement of the environment, including resilience to the effects of climate change”. It is a summary of Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2014/89 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Build generation parks on its shores wind offshore. As the last provision in Article 15, “4. The maritime management plans specified in the article will be prepared as soon as possible and by 31 March 2021 at the latest. However, this is a deadline that the Executive has not met.
This is what Fisheries Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius stated in his written response to questions from Galicia’s popular MP Francisco Millán Mon. In the same interaction it points to the possibility of prosecuting the Government for non-compliance. The document, found in the Europarliament archives, begins, “Spain has not yet submitted to the Commission its maritime spatial planning plan or plans as required by the Directive”. “The Commission is closely monitoring the developments and will take the necessary measures.by, if necessary non-compliance proceedings” is abundant. Given the debate that has arisen not only in Spain, but between offshore wind development and fishing activities, Brussels reminds that “the Commission has no authority to assess the fairness of maritime planning plans for fishermen”, but each State has an obligation in this regard. “consult with relevant stakeholders (including fishermen, shellfish farmers and fish farmers)”
The government anticipates final approval of the POEM (individualized management plan) after the summer to launch the first auction of polygons for floating facilities early next year, but the final draft has already foreseen the availability of a good quality resource. Part of Galicia’s maritime strip, here five theoretically viable spaces It was dispersed in front of the coast of Val Minor, Ortegal and A Mariña. To date, there are four offshore park projects in progress in Galicia. Iberdrola has two parks, both with 490 MW and a generation of approximately 1,500 gigawatts/hour (GWh). Blue Float and Şener also plan to deploy the 1,200 MW Nordés floating offshore complex here. The latest initiative presented is an initiative by Cobra, a former subsidiary of ACS, and has submitted its proposal to develop a Galwind offshore wind farm in the “states of Lugo and A Coruña” at the Ministry of Ecological Transition. The “Roadmap for the development of offshore wind and offshore energy in Spain” includes a target of between 1,000 and 3,000 MW operating by 2030.