Faroese board upholds permit for Klivaløkshagi wind farm

The Supreme Nature Conservation Board has upheld a conditional permit for a seven-turbine wind farm at Klivaløkshagi on Sandur, KVF reports.

The project will have a maximum combined capacity of 30 megawatts and is expected to generate about 150.7 gigawatt-hours of renewable electricity a year.

The application was submitted to conservation authorities on 8 March 2024. The Nature Conservation Board for Sandoy district granted permission with conditions on 4 October that year, after which the case went to the Supreme Nature Conservation Board.

In August last year, the board requested a closer expert assessment of potential effects on birdlife. It received the study on 16 October this year. The Ministry of Health and Energy said the findings indicate the wind farm can be built and operated without significantly affecting bird populations in the area or the Faroe Islands as a whole.

The permit requires construction to take place outside the birds’ breeding season. The access road must be closed to public motor traffic while the wind farm is operating, and measures must be taken to protect nature and archaeological remains.