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Mountains of Ayala Bizirik denounces that the Provincial Council of Álava is "invading competences" to impose wind power plants

  • The Popular Platform has indicated that the 'Mendi' wind power plant also takes land in Orozko (Bizkaia) and that the Provincial Council of Álava has ordered the start of the pre-approval procedure for the special plan.

28 May 2025 - 12:58
Hainbat udalerritan izango du eragina 'Mendi' proiektuak.

The platform Montañas de Ayala Viva denounces that the Provincial Council of Álava has ordered several municipalities of the region to carry out preliminary procedures for the approval of the special plans of the Montañas and Ferosca I wind farms.

The Group emphasizes that the Mendi project has an impact on 300 hectares of the municipality of Orozco and that, therefore, it is not within the competence of the Arabian foral institution to decide on this matter, which is the people of Bizkaia. In any case, the organization does not mention the municipality of Vizcaya. He only orders Ayala and Amurrio to agree to complete the plan.

The platform also highlights that the Ferosca I wind power plant also occupies land in Okondo and that the Provincial Council has not issued orders to this municipality.

"The imposition"

In the view of the Platform, the new step taken by the Diputación follows the path of imposition. In fact, they want to locate the Monte Energético Central in the Special Protection Plots and this classification belongs to the municipalities.

Likewise, Montes de Ayala Bizirik emphasizes that the two orders published yesterday in the Official Gazette of the Historical Territory of Álava are not based on territorial organization: "The objective is to facilitate the use of public and private land to private companies, since the Territorial Renewable Energy Plan is not approved."


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