Sweden Rejects 13 Baltic Sea Wind Projects on Risks to Security Against Russia Threats
- Rejected projects could have produced some 140 terawatt-hours
- Armed Forces have also vetoed land-based wind power parks
A wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
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Sweden rejected 13 offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea deemed to pose a risk to the nation’s ability to protect itself against attacks from Russia.
Offshore turbines could hamper the activity of submarines and delay the ability to react to any incoming missiles, Defense Minister Pal Jonson said at a news conference in Stockholm on Monday. The security situation in the Baltic Sea is “extremely sensitive,” he said.