Germany’s highest administrative court in Leipzig has dismissed lawsuits against a 380kV transmission project in north Germany that would help deliver wind power to demand centres in the south.
The decision paves the way for the 60km project in Lower Saxony, connecting Gandekersee near Oldenburg and St Hülfe near Diepholz.
Transmission system operator TenneT kicked off preparations for the project in 2003 and received a license in March 2016.
However, green group NABU, several landowners and the district of Oldenburg challenged the license on the grounds that it did not comply with nature protection rules and energy and spatial planning laws.
The court ruled that the license does comply with the rules and laws.
TenneT will now resume construction that was put on hold last year.
It expects the power line to be operational in 2021.
The project will close a gap in the transmission grid in the region, TenneT said.
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