Keskkonnaamet publishes this announcement under Section 16(2)(1) of the environmental impact assessment and Management system Act (KeHJS).

Environmental Agency announces the publication of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme of the Enefit power as a consequence of the amendment of the mining permit KMIN-074 for the Sirgala quarry.

As regards the decision of the Government of the Republic of 25 February prohibiting public indoor meetings, the KMH programme, as a result of the amendment of the authorisation KMIN-074 for the extraction of mineral resources in the Sirgala quarry, will be the subject of a public consultation only in the online environment of Zoom. The Environment Agency initiated an environmental impact assessment of the planned activities by letter No 12-2/19/213-17 of 04.12.2019.
The objective of the proposed activity is to modify and extend the mining authorisation KMIN-074 for Enefit power AS so as to exclude from the mining allocation block 19 of the passive consumption of the square of Sirgala and to extend the mining allocation by 1 of the active consumption block of Permisküla's exploration area to the Uusnova solvent (583,91 ha). Renewal of the authorization shall be requested for a period of 30 a. Authorisation is sought for the extraction of oil shale for energy and the oil shale industry (heating and oil shale). The Sirgala quarry is located in the eastern part of the Estonian oil shale deposit, on the west coast of the River Narva in the eastern Viru county of Toila and Alutagus, and on the territory of the town of Narva-Jõesuu. The requested fraction of Uusnova's solution is located in the municipality of Alutagus in Ida-Viru county.

EIA parties:
The developer(s) is (are) Enefit Power AS (registry code: 10579981) (address Keskterritooriumi 1, Auvere küla, Narva-Jõesuu linn, 40107, Ida-Viru maakond, contact person Toomas Nestor, e-mail toomas.nestor@energia.ee, phone 526 3766) 
The decision-maker is Environmental Agency (contact person Camilla Kastein, e-mail camilla.kastein@keskkonnaamet.ee, phone 5694 0905)
KMH's expert is OÜ Hendrikson & Ko,  the lead author is Krista Lahtvee, phone 5662 7084, e-mail krista@hendrikson.ee

The EIA programme is available in advance at  15.02.-28.02.2021 (inclusive) On the website of the Environment Agency, www.keskkonnaamet.ee (leaflet news, press information) and at the offices of the Environment Agency, Jõhvi Park 15, Jõhvi.

Proposals, objections and questions about the EIA programme can be submitted at until 28.02.2021 (inclusive), at Viljandi mnt 16, Tallinn or email to info@keskkonnaamet.ee.

The public consultation of the EIA programme takes place at 04.03.2021 will take place at 14.00 only in Zoom (the public consultation can be joined at https://zoom.us/j/92374286784?pwd=NFBTMjJDS2pjQXU1dmkwSkF3T3R3UT09, meeting ID: 923 7428 6784, passcode: 215819). For pre-registration at the meeting, please send a request to participate no later than 03.03.2021 to the address camilla.kastein@keskkonnaamet.ee..