The Ministry of the Environment publishes a notice on the basis of paragraphs 21 and 16(2)(1) of the Law on environmental impact assessment and management systems (KeHJS).

The Ministry of the Environment informs the Northwest Estonian Coastal Sea wind farm of the publication of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report.

On 23.03.2006, the developer submitted an application for a special water use permit to the Ministry of the Environment. In the course of the procedure of 05.05.2006, the Ministry of the Environment initiated an environmental impact assessment with Decision No 11-17/3873-2. The procedure for the application for a specific water use permit has been suspended pending the approval of the EIA report.
Four Energia AS (registry code 11183009) wishes to establish a wind farm with a capacity of up to 1100 MW in the coastline of north-west Estonia for the production of electricity. The planned number of wind turbines is around 166 (depending on the nominal wind power). The distance between the winds is approximately 1 km. The site of the proposed wind farm has been selected by the developer as marine areas at least 12 km from the coast of Hiiumaa.

KMH parties:
The developer (s) is (are) four Energia AS (registry code: 11183009) (address Regati pst 1, 11911 Tallinn, contact person Siim Paist, e-mail siim.paist@neljaenergia.ee, telephone 639 6610)
is decided by the Ministry of the Environment (contact person Kaspar Anderson, e-mail kaspar.anderson@envir.ee, telephone 626 2990),
contact person of Skepast & Puhkim OÜ Hendrik Puhkim, tel 698 8352, hendrik.puhkim@skpk.ee

The KMH report can be consulted in advance (1) in the Marine Environment Department of the Ministry of Environment - Narva mnt 7a, Tallinn, floor IV, room No 402a. The contact person is Kaspar Anderson, specialist in the Marine Environment Department (tel 626 2990, e-mail: kaspar.anderson@envir.ee);
(2) on the website of the Ministry of the Environment: http://www.envir.ee/et/merekeskkonna protection notices;
(3) Skepast & Puhkim at Laki 34, Tallinn, IV th floor or on the website http://skpk.ee/uudised/;
(4) on the website of four Energia AS: proposals, objections and questions relating to the http://www.hiiumeretuulepark.ee

KMH report can be submitted in writing or by e-mail to the Ministry of the Environment until 10 March 2017. the

public consultation of the KMH report will take place on 08 March 2017 at 16:00 on the Rookopli Street 18 at the cultural centre in Kärdla, the town of Kärdla, the municipality of Hiiu and on 09 March 2017 at 15:00 on the premises of the meetings of the Ministry of the Environment I order at Narva mnt 7a, Tallinn.