In France, the grenelle II law of July 12, 2010 regarding national commitment for the environment has subjected wind farms to the regime of Classed Installations for Environmental Protection (ICPE).
At the same time, this law made the commissioning of wind turbines subject to authorization dependent on the demonstration, by the operator, of its technical and financial capabilities. As for financial capacities, it is notably about the operator providing financial guarantees aimed at ensuring that the cost of decommissioning and restoration of the site in case of operator's failure will indeed be borne by the latter.
Technical and financial capacities are assessed by the administration and the judge based on "bundles of indications", which are just as many criteria that need to be understood and proven when drafting the note demonstrating the technical and financial capabilities.
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Zelya Energy supports you to demonstrate to the administration that you do indeed have the technical and financial capabilities allowing you to obtain the decision authorizing the operation of an ICPE:
- calculate the amount of financial guarantees in accordance with regulations;
- validate or build the business plan and the financing plan for your project which will be submitted to the prefectural administration;
- set up a contractual guarantee mechanism or warranty with the parent company;
- draft the note relating to technical and financial capacities, as well as the financial guarantees for decommissioning and restoring the site in the application file;
- ensure your file complies with the recommendations and best practices of the profession and take into account the contribution of case law.