Offshore Wind Worldwide 2022 edition - Flipbook - Page 38
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China
III. Public law and Regulatory Permits
required for the construction and
operation of the offshore wind farm
and the onshore grid connection
A developer must obtain a large number of
opinions, approvals and permits, before it is
able to commence the construction works for
the project. In particular, the following are
needed, in sequence:
1.as a first step, the developer must conduct
certain preparatory activities, including
the following:
a)prepare a feasibility study report of the
project, attaching technical review
opinions;
b)engage a qualified EIA company to
issue an environmental impact report,
and then submit such report to the
Local SOA for approval and comments,
after which the SOA issues an opinion
on the environmental impact
examination and approval;
c)obtain a preliminary opinion letter on
the right to use the sea area where the
project is located, issued by the Local
SOA;
d)obtain a preliminary opinion letter on
the investigations and exploration of
the sea areas for submarine cable
routing, issued by the Local SOA;
e)obtain a preliminary opinion letter on
the right to use the land area where the
onshore facilities of the project are
located, issued by the local counterpart
of the Ministry of Land and Resources;
f)prepare a report on the navigation
safety and submit such report to the