There are several steps in the timeline for the permits for the GEMS project. There are several steps in the timeline for the permits for the GEMS project.On 23 April 2021, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate made the draft decisions for the development of N05-A available for inspection. Stakeholders can ask questions and submit their views until 3 June 2021.
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