The denied applications were submitted under section 6 of the existing Exclusive Economic Zone Act in Finland and, based on that, only consents to explore a project area were granted, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment said in May, adding that offshore wind projects required consent for the actual construction work under section 7.
The Ministry said at the time that the existing EEZ act did not take into account the special characteristics of offshore wind power and that the government’s aim was that the decisions on offshore wind projects in Finland’s EEZ be based on clear rules, which would be defined in the new offshore wind legislation.
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