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Friday, 29.03.2024, 11:11
NE Estonian municipality supports establishment of new oil shale mine
The decision was adopted by votes 12 to six, with one
abstention.
ERR also said that residents of the municipality hope that
before starting work to establish the Uus-Kivioli (New Kivioili) mine, Eesti
Energia fulfills the promises it has made with respect to the Aidu open pit
mine that was closed six years ago.
The chairman of the council of Luganuse, Risto Lindeberg,
said that Eesti Energia has pledged to fulfill the promises it made to
residents and the municipality in connection with the Aidu mine.
Plans are for the new mine, the second biggest oil shale
mine in Estonia, to start work in 2025 and extract up to six million tons of
oil shale per year. That is compared with 15.6 mln tons extracted in
Estonia annually at present. The mine is estimated employ approximately 700
people and the Eesti Energia mining subsidiary Enefit Kaevandused has
sought a mining permit for 30 years.