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Act amending the Subsoil Act, the Land Cadastre Act and the State Property Act (development of renewable energy production in the area with a mining permit)

i lugemine lopetatudEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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8 September 2025

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The law is being amended to encourage the construction of wind and solar farms on former and current shale or peat mines, i.e. areas that have already been granted a mining permit. This would reduce the time spent on bureaucracy in setting up wind farms. Compared to the construction of renewable energy parks on new areas, the reuse of mined areas has a smaller impact on nature. The production of renewable energy in mining areas invigorates the local economy and entrepreneurship. Before building a renewable energy park, the mined area must be cleaned up. If a mining permit is valid in the area, the construction of the park can already be started during the remedial works. With the law, we adopt the provisions of the EU Renewable Energy Directive on the diverse use of mined land and the restoration of biodiversity. According to the bill, the process of organizing mining areas will be simplified and accelerated. Mountain allotments of up to 15 hectares and up to 150 when tidying up hectare-sized peat production areas, it is no longer necessary to draw up a tidying up project, and work can be done based on tidying up conditions. This significantly reduces the administrative burden on companies.

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