Sweden abandoned the construction plan 13 offshore wind farms already Baltic Sea. As stated by the Minister of Defense on Monday Pål Jonsonthe decision was made after the armed forces came to the conclusion that the investments would hamper the possible defense of the country.
– Implementation of projects in the Baltic area would have unacceptable consequences for Swedish defense – said Jonson at a press conference.
Sweden gives up on offshore wind farms. They would make it difficult to defend the country
According to the minister, windmills could harm the newest member NATOBecause would make it more difficult to detect submarines and aircraft in case of a possible one outbreak of the war. – If there was a marine farm in the path of the sensors, it could lead to negative consequences – he explained.
Planned wind farms would be distributed between Åland Islands – an autonomous Finnish region, located between Sweden and Finland. Königsberg of Russia is approximately 500 km away Stockholmand the islands are located over 100 km away from the Swedish capital.
However, marine energy has not been completely abandoned. One of the 14 originally planned farms got the green light. “Poseidon” is to include 81 wind turbines – reported “The Guardian”. The construction of this farm was approved because it is to be located on the other side of the country – in the west, off the coast. Stenungsund.
NATO commander: Russians want to disrupt the European economy
Previously, the representative of NATO naval forces was a vice admiral Didier Maleterre he estimated that the safety of “almost a billion people in… Europe and North America” is threatened because of the possible attack from the site Russia. According to him The Kremlin is trying to take advantage of “gaps”, which may include the above-mentioned wind farms.
– We know that the Russians have developed a lot of hybrid undersea warfare, to disrupt the European economy. Our entire maritime economy is at risk, he warned in a British daily in April.
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