The local council in Lithuania’s western District of Kretinga has objected to plans by the Danish renewable energy company European Energy to build a green fuel plant.
On Thursday, 22 council members voted in favour of keeping the methanol and hydrogen industry out of the area of Darbėnai, one abstained and there were no votes against the motion.
Kretinga Mayor Antanas Kalnius told BNS that the council’s decision was a clear political declaration meant for European Energy and government institutions.
“We will send the letters to both the Environment Ministry and the company, saying that we are against the construction of the plant, and we will ask them to stop the environmental impact assessment process,” Kalnius told BNS.
In January, European Energy announced its plans to invest around 400 million euros into an e-methanol and green hydrogen plant in Lithuania. The company is now in the process of picking a site in Kretinga and Akmenė Districts and expects to make the final decision in 2025. The facility is meant to start operations in 2028.
The company says it will be the most powerful plant of this type in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries.
However, local communities in the potential areas are concerned about the project and its potential environmental and health impact.
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