After NEK had submitted the so-called scoping report to the environmental authority EPA for the Togbloku Wind Project in 2022, the comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement for obtaining the final environmental and social impact approval was now completed at the end of March 2023.
NEK and its partners have prepared the first part to receive the Environmental Permit of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana for the Togbloku Wind Farm. This process was initiated by the submission of the Scoping Report, while all of the other Wind Farms of NEK in Ghana already have received the EPA approval.
After an approximately 2-year process, the Ghanaian authorities have issued the so-called Airspace Safety Permit for the 200 MW Konikablo Wind Farm, which is mandatory for the construction and operation of the wind farm.
After a process lasting several years, which began with an information campaign for the local population, the farmers affected and the landowners, the development of a so-called scoping report and as a result of an extensive environmental report on the environmental compatibility of the wind farm, NEK has now received from the Ghanaian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the final permit for the wind farm.
In order for the realisation, construction and operation of wind energy projects in Ghana to conform to the zones and comply with the applicable regulations, extensive planning and project development services must be provided for the respective projects, which serve as the basis for the corresponding rezoning. This also includes the involvement of the local population, landowners and farmers, who are informed and enlightened about all aspects of a wind farm project in various sessions and field visits to the relevant land.