There are several steps on the timeline towards the (final) permits for the GEMS project. On 18 February, the EIA Commission issued an assessment advice for the environmental impact report (EIR) for gas production in N05-A. This advice will be used by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate for the final licensing decision. Like the draft decision, the final decision will also be made available for inspection.
18 February 2022
Final advice of Commission for EIA
The Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment has issued the assesssment advice on the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for gas production N05-A in the North Sea. The conclusion is that the EIR contains the essential environmental information to make a decision about the gas production in block N05-A. In the EIR, the usefulness and necessity of the project are sufficiently described, according to the Commission.
23 April 2021 - 3 juni 2021
Draft permit decisions available for public inspection
The draft permission decision for the extraction plan, the draft environmental permit and the draft permit for the installation of the pipeline and power cable and the respective applications will be available for inspection from 23 April 2021. During the six weeks, there is an opportunity to submit a view to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Change and to ask questions to the Ministry or ONE-Dyas. All documents can be downloaded from www.rvo.nl/gaswinning-N05, where you will also find the question form. You can ask questions or submit your views until 3 June 2021.
16 oktober 2020
Submission of production plan and permit applications (incl. EIA)
15 November 2019
Publication of views on the Notification N05-A
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has published the bundle with all views and reactions to the notification intent environmental impact assessment ‘gas production N05-A’.
9 October 2019
EIA Committee advises Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on directives
28 August, 4 & 10 September 2019
Drop-in information sessions
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate organises drop-in sessions for Dutch and German stakeholders in Roodeschool (28 August), Borkum (4 September) and Schiermonnikoog (10 September).
9 August 2019
Public display of the notification
On 9 August 2019, the notification was published on www.bureau-energieprojecten.nl and uvp.niedersachsen.de.
The notification was also available for viewing during opening hours in:
- Municipality of Schiermonnikoog, Nieuwestreek 5, Schiermonnikoog
- Municipality of Hogeland, Hoofdstraat-West 1, Uithuizen
- Stadt Borkum, Neue Strasse 1, Borkum
- Gemeinde Krummhörn, Rathausstraße 2, Krummhörn