Company plans five wind turbines near Krupka; Czech region seeks assessment

The Ústí nad Labem Region has referred plans to build five wind turbines near Krupka in the Teplice area for an EIA assessment, which examines the project’s impact on the environment. Three turbines already stand between Fojtovice and Habartice, where the company wants to build the wind farms, deputy governor Jiří Řehák (Allies for the Region) said.

„There are two reasons for the EIA process. The first is biological, covering both plants and animals, specifically the black grouse, for example. The second is that the Ústí nad Labem Region does not know how the overall situation in the area will change as more power plants are added,“ the deputy governor said.

Krupka will discuss the possible construction of wind farms at the next council meeting, which will take place on 7 August. „Krupka’s city leadership is closely following the situation regarding the construction of wind farms in Habartice–Fojtovice and is currently preparing a statement on the announced project,“ town hall spokesperson Pavel Přibyl told the Czech News Agency. Politicians have not yet responded to a question about whether the company had offered the town financial compensation, as it did in the municipalities of Dolní Řasnice and Krásný Les in the Liberec Region.