The first protest group of such a scale in Latvia, in which a large number of participants joined. This initiative involved group protests against the construction of a large-scale wind park (around 50 turbines of ~ 4MW each, height of turbine around 240 metres including rotor) in the western part of the Zemgale region. The protest group was well self-organized and capable of implementing diverse protest activities at municipal and regional scales. The activities of the protest group were one of the key reasons why local self-governments decided not to support the construction of the wind park even after a partially positive decision (involving reducing the number of turbines and correcting their siting) related to the EIA statement. Currently, the issue of wind park construction has been taken to court by the wind park developers. The success of this protest group also serves as an example and inspiration for other (though smaller-scale) protest groups against other new wind park projects, particularly in the Kurzeme region.
People initiative group “For the Zemgale region without wind turbines” Iniciatīvas grupa “Par Zemgali bez vēja ģeneratoriem”
Country:
Latvia
This case is/was also active in:
Online presence:
Organisational form:
Collective
Target area:
3 Rural area, including remote communities, islands, etc.
Main focus:
Direct energy production and/or consumption
Ongoing case in 2022:
Case was ongoing in 2022