Piiriülene keskkonnamõju hindamine

Suur-Ameerika 1 / Tallinn 10122 / 626 2802/ [email protected] / www.kliimaministeerium.ee/

Registrikood 70001231

Vastavalt nimekirjale

02.06.2026 nr 6-3/26/1902-2

Eesti-Läti neljanda elektriühenduse piiriülene keskkonnamõju hindamine Läti on piiriülese keskkonnamõju hindamise konventsiooni (Espoo konventsiooni) alusel teavitanud Eestit seoses kavandatava Eesti-Läti neljanda elektriühendusega. Kavandatud tegevus hõlmab veealuse kõrgepinge vahelduvvoolu merekaabli rajamist Saaremaalt Läti Kuramaa piirkonda. Läti põhivõrguettevõtja AS „Augstsprieguma tīkls“ viib koos Eesti põhivõrguettevõtja AS-ga Elering läbi tehnoloogilisi uuringuid, et valida tehnilisest seisukohast optimaalne ühenduskaabli lahendus. Ühenduse kavandatud pinge on 220 kV, 275 kV või 330 kV ja ülekandevõimsus 700 MW kuni 1000 MW. Ühe variandina on kaabelliini ühenduspunkt Läti territooriumil kavandatud Ventspilsi äsja ehitatud alajaamas, samuti uuritakse alternatiivina asukohta Ventspilsi omavalitsuses Užava vallas Zirase küla lähedal. Projekt on oluline Balti riikide elektrivarustuskindluse ja Mandri-Euroopa elektrivõrkudega sünkroonse töö tagamiseks. Kirjale on lisatud Läti saadetud ingliskeelne keskkonnamõju eelhindamise taotlus, milles on lisainfo kavandatava tegevuse, asukoha ja võimalike keskkonnamõjude kohta. Keskkonnamõju hindamise (KMH) käigus hinnatakse muu hulgas mõju Natura 2000 aladele, kaitstavatele elupaikadele, merekeskkonnale, müra ja elektromagnetväljade mõju ning võimalikku piiriülest mõju Eestile. Eestis on samuti algatatud Eesti-Läti neljanda elektriühenduse merekaabli rajamiseks KMH hoonestusloa menetluses1. Kliimaministeerium peab põhjendatuks osaleda Eesti-Läti neljanda elektriühenduse piiriülese KMH menetluses, kuna tegemist on kahe riigi vahelise ühise projektiga. Lähtuvalt Läti määratud vastamistähtajast ootame 1. juuliks 2026 põhjendatud arvamusi (e-posti aadressil [email protected]) piiriülese KMH ulatuse kohta, st milline oluline piiriülene keskkonnamõju võib Eestile kaasneda, et sellega saaks arvestada KMH materjalide koostamisel. Lugupidamisega (allkirjastatud digitaalselt) Antti Tooming elurikkuse ja keskkonnakaitse asekantsler

Lisa: Keskkonnamõju eelhindamise taotlus

1 Eesti teavitas Lätit piiriülese KMH menetlusest 13.02.2025 kirjaga nr 6-3/25/16-2

Ülle Luiks, 623 1220 [email protected]

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To the State Environmental Service

Application for preliminary environmental impact assessment

In accordance with Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 18 of January 13, 2015 “Procedure for assessing the

impact of the intended activity on the environment and accepting the intended activity”

February 20, 2026 Riga

1. Name, surname, personal identification number of the proposer (for a legal entity – name and

registration number, legal address, for a public entity or its institution – name, address, for a

natural person – declared address of residence or address of residence where person can be

reached), telephone number and e-mail address:

AS "Augstsprieguma tīkls"

Reg. No. 40003575567

86 Dārzciema iela str., Riga, LV-1073

Tel. +371 67728353

E-mail: [email protected]

2. Contact address of the proposer (address and telephone number), for a legal entity also

details:

Contact person: Mr. Jānis Andersons, AS Augstsprieguma tīkls, Project Manager of the

Research and Development Service,

[email protected], tel. +371 26510989

86 Dārzciema str., Riga, LV-1073

tel. +371 67728353

E-mail: [email protected]

VAT registration number LV40003575567

3. Name of the intended activity (object):

The fourth Estonian-Latvian electricity interconnection (4th EE-LV interconnection)

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4. Information on the description of the physical characteristics of the intended activity, including

information on the scope, preparation of the activity before the commencement of the intended

activity, demolition works and their solutions (if the intended activity includes such), types of

technologies to be used, necessary infrastructure facilities (e.g. access road, parking lot, fences,

wastewater treatment plants, water supply, artesian wells, auxiliary buildings, landscaping):

The Estonia-Latvia Fourth Electricity Interconnection is a strategically important

transmission infrastructure development project between Latvia and Estonia (see Fig. 1),

which will ensure the security and stability of the electricity supply for both countries and

for the entire Baltic Sea region, which is one of the most important aspects of the Baltic

States electricity networks operating synchronously with the networks of continental

Europe. In addition, the project will increase the security of electricity supply and resilience

of the power system, which is a very important issue in the current geopolitical situation in

the energy sector. The planned activity includes the construction of an AC high-voltage

submarine electricity transmission cable from Saaremaa (Estonia) to Kurzeme region in

Latvia.

Fig. 1. Estonia-Latvia interconnection

The connection point of the cable line in the territory of Latvia is planned to be in a newly

constructed substation in the city of Ventspils (cadastral No. 27000300114, address Ostas

mežs 1), or as an alternative option, a variant is being studied in the Užava parish of

Ventspils region near the village of Ziras. In both cases, the cable line in the territory of

Latvia is planned to be built on land for a length of a few kilometers in order to reach the

planned interconnection connection point to the Latvian electricity transmission network,

i.e. the planned transformer substation (see Fig. 1).

Currently, AS "Augstsprieguma tīkls", as the transmission system operator (hereinafter -

TSO), which is responsible for the system security and the development of the

transmission network, together with the Estonian TSO Elering, is conducting

technological studies to select the optimal interconnection cable solution from a technical

point of view. The intended voltage of the interconnection is planned to be 220 kV, 275 kV

or 330 kV with a transmission capacity of 700 MW and up to 1000 MW. These technical

parameters and the optimal connection point to the Latvian electricity transmission

network will be determined in the feasibility study, which has been launched in October

2025 and is planned to be completed in 2026.

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The next step in the interconnection development process is the conduct of a preliminary

environmental impact assessment (hereinafter - EIA).

The width of the selected offshore route, which will be used further during the

construction of the interconnection, depend on the selected technology.

The cable line will terminate at the new transformer substation in the city of Ventspils or

near the village of Ziras in Ziru parish.

5. Information on the possible locations of the intended activity (indicate addresses and, if

possible, cadastral designations of land units) and their characteristics, taking into account the

environmental condition and sensitivity of the location and its potentially affected territory:

In the Latvian territory of the EE-LV 4 th interconnection, a potential transformer

substation near the city of Ventspils is provided for in cadastre No. 27000300114, address

Ostas mežs 1. The land plot is the property of the municipality and has been transferred

into possession of the Ventspils Freeport Authority. The status of the land is forest land,

the functional zoning specified in the Ventspils city spatial plan is an industrial territory.

The required substation territory is up to 15 ha. The distance to the sea does not exceed 2

km.

In the alternative variant, a transformer substation near the village of Ziras is provided

for in cadastres No. 98900010474 (4.87 ha) and 98900010346 (8.18 ha), which are the

property of the municipalities. In the Ventspils region spatial plan, they are marked as

agricultural territory. The distance to the sea does not exceed 10 km. However, the land

corridor of the cable line may be longer due to the nature park "Užavas lejtece", the

nature reserve "Užava" and other protected areas.

6. If the intended activity is a change in an existing activity, – a description of the existing activity,

including information on its volumes, technological solutions, main raw materials and their

storage, use of natural resources, emissions, wastewater and waste generation:

Currently, neither AS Augstsprieguma tīkls, as a developer of the power transmission

infrastructure, nor other energy sector companies have experience in developing energy

infrastructure at sea, therefore the planned activity (construction of a submarine power

transmission cable) will be implemented for the first time in the history of Latvia.

Currently, detailed information on all construction volumes and solutions is not available

and will be available in the next stages of project development, after the completion of

conducted studies and necessary consultations.

7. Distance to the nearest settlement:

The planned connection point of the cable line at the new Ventspils substation near

Ventspils city will be located next to Staldzene (which is part of the administrative

territory of the city of Ventspils).

In the alternative, the connection point of the cable line is planned in Užava parish next to

the village of Vendzava.

In both cases, the exact distances will be determined in the preliminary design study of the

interconnection.

8. Information about the intended activity, including the character of the activity:

Seasonal activity(periodicity) ______________

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Continuous activity______________

The planned 4th EE-LV interconnection, planned as a cable line, will be operated

continuously after construction, i.e. 24/7. Short-term interruptions in operation will only

occur during planned or emergency repairs.

9. Technical description of the equipment (parameters (e.g., area…), capacity, manufacturer, year

of manufacturing…)*:

The cable interconnection capacity is planned to be between 700 MW and 1000 MW, which

will be determined in the further stages of the project development. Currently, in all studies

and development planning documents, the interconnection capacity is assumed to be 1000

MW in order to assess the maximum possible corridor from the environmental impact point

of view. If in the future, after the appropriate assessment, a decision shall be made on an

interconnection of a lower capacity, then the actual environmental impact will be lower.

The maximum planned length of the cable line to the Latvian maritime border is up to 100

km, depending on the landing site of the submarine cable in the territory of Latvia

(currently two possible options are being studied in the city of Ventspils or in the Užava

parish) and possible needs to avoid specially protected nature areas. Currently, AS

"Augstsprieguma tīkls" is conducting a technological study to determine the most suitable

technology for the interconnection, where 2 possible scenarios are identified, for which an

environmental impact assessment is also planned in the future (see Figure 2). In Figure 2,

the red line marks the currently determined most optimal route option in Latvia from an

environmental point of view, which could change during the EIA process.

Fig. 2. Possible route options for the Estonia-Latvia interconnection.

The technical parameters of the interconnection are currently being studied in detail to find

the most optimal solution from a technical and environmental point of view. These

parameters will be determined in the subsequent stages of project development.

10. Brief description of the technology (attach the full description and technological schemes in

the appendix)*:

The planned interconnection technology is designed for 220kV or 275kV aluminum/copper

cables. The number of cables depends on the approved capacity of the interconnection, for

which the Latvian and Estonian TSOs are currently conducting the necessary studies.

Technologies and methods will be specified in the subsequent study stages. It is planned

that the cable line section on land will be constructed using the piercing method or in

trenches, while on the sea coast, where there are steep banks in ecologically sensitive areas,

it is planned that directional drilling will be used. The length of a separate cable laying

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section exceeds 100 meters. The cable line in the sea is planned to be laid by flushing it into

the ground. If the ground is too hard or rocky, the cable line is planned to be covered with

a stone cover in these sections. Detailed technology will be described in the preliminary

design study in the subsequent project study stages.

* To be filled in if a new production is planned to be started

11. Chemical substances, chemical products and other materials used in the production process

as raw materials or auxiliary materials and which are not classified as hazardous:

Nr. Or

Code

Chemical

substance or

chemical

product (or

groups

thereof)

Type of

chemical

substance or

chemical

product (1)

Usage

Stored capacities

(tons), type of

storage(2)

Yearly usage

(tons)

Notes.

(1) Types of raw materials or auxiliary materials: metal, wood, plastic, clay, sand, petroleum

products, organic substances, inorganic substances, fruits, vegetables, animals, paints with

less than 5% volatile organic compounds (hereinafter referred to as VOCs), detergents, filter

materials.

(2) Storage: in drums, tanks, underground, outdoors, indoors and other locations.

Maximum and average quantities stored.

12. Hazardous chemical substances and chemical products used in production as raw materials,

auxiliary materials or formed in intermediate or final products:

Nr.

Or

Code

Chemical

substance

or

chemical

product

(or groups

thereof)

Type of

chemical

substance

or

chemical

product (2)

Type

of

usage

CAS

number(3)

Hazard

class(4)

Hazard

designation

letter

Risk exposure

characteristics

(R-phrase4)

Safety

requirement

designation

(S-

phrase)(4)

Max.

storage

quantity

(tons),

storage

type (5)

Amount

to be used

(tons/year)

Notes.

(1) Chemicals are considered hazardous if they are classified in one of the hazard classes

listed in this Regulation in accordance with Regulation No. 1272/2008 of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging

of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC

and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006.

(2) Type of raw materials: petroleum products, tar products, inorganic compounds,

organic compounds, paints with a VOC content of more than 5% and others.

(3) CAS number – substance index in the Chemical Abstracts journal.

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(4) Characterization of the effect of the substance (R-phrase) – the risk phrase

characterizes the effect of the hazardous chemical substance; safety requirements designation

(S-phrase) – safety phrase describes the necessary safety measures in accordance with the

Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 107 of 12 March 2002 "Procedures for the Classification,

Labelling and Packaging of Chemical Substances and Chemical Products".

(5) Storage in barrels, tanks (specify the type of tank), underground, outdoors, indoors and

elsewhere.

Attach safety data sheets (SDS) in the appendix!

13. Production and its quantity (per year):

The planned cable line is a transmission infrastructure intended for the transmission of

electricity. The volume of electricity to be transmitted will depend on price fluctuations in

the Baltic and Scandinavian electricity markets (Nord Pool), the implementation and

operation of ELWIND and other large-capacity electricity generating and consuming

projects in the year of project implementation, the loading of the new line in accordance

with the requirements and characteristics of the power system operating modes,

operational reliability requirements and other factors. It is expected that the Estonia-

Latvia electricity transmission interconnection will transmit from 3 to 6 TWh of

electricity per year.

14. Extraction and use of natural resources (specify type and volume per day, season, year)

Type Volume, m3

Per day Per season Per year

Estimated water consumption

The extraction and use of natural resources is not intended.

15. Water supply solution:

The use of water resources will not be required for the operation of the cable line. A

minimum amount will be required during construction, which will be provided by the

builders selected for construction.

The water supply required for the sanitary unit in the substation control building will be

provided in accordance with the requirements of regulatory enactments. This will be

addressed in the preliminary design.

Source/type of water extraction:

 Existing (attach documentation on the well/abstraction site,

marked on the boundary plan, well passport, calculation of protective zones,)

 Planned

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16. Planned amount of wastewater (domestic, industrial, rain) (m3 per day, month

or year):

Is there/is there no wastewater treatment plant, (if not, where will it be transferred)

Sewage tanks will be constructed at the substation, with the tank placed as close as

possible to the entrance to the substation territory.

Planned type of wastewater treatment or storage____________________________

Pollutants in wastewater before treatment____________________________

Pollutants in wastewater after treatment_________________________

Discharge point of treated wastewater _______________________________________

17. Heating solution:

The substation control building will be heated by electric heaters from low-voltage self-

consumption distribution busbars.

The required power and consumption will be determined when developing a preliminary

design.

Combustion (heating) plant, its capacity (MGW or kW):

Existing _______________________________________________________

Planned _______________________________________________________

Expected type and quantity of fuel, its storage ________________________

_______________________________________________________________

18. Emissions of pollutants into the air (for technological equipment – substances, quantities):

Not intended

19. Odors (in production facilities, intensive agriculture facilities):

Not intended

20. Emission of pollutants into soil (to be filled in at production facilities, in accordance with

Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 804 of 25 October 2005 "Regulations on Soil and Ground

Quality Standards"):

It is not planned to exceed soil and ground quality standards.

21. Waste. Expected waste management:

Waste generated during the construction of cable lines and substation technologies will be

disposed of by the construction companies selected for the construction, in accordance

with the requirements of regulatory enactments.

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During operation, domestic waste may be generated from the substation control building,

which will be transferred to the local waste management company.

If any industrial waste is generated due to the need to repair cable lines or any equipment,

it, including hazardous waste, will be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of

regulatory enactments.

By-products, including manure ___________________________________

Used packaging (type, quantity, management) _______________________

Hazardous waste management (in accordance with the Waste Management Law

and Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 302 of 19 April 2011 “Regulations on

waste classification and properties that make waste hazardous”)

________________________________________________________________

22. Physical influence (e.g. electromagnetic radiation, vibration, noise):

Possible physical impacts from the intended operation are electromagnetic field and noise.

Since November 1, 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 637 of 2018 “Regulations

on the Assessment and Limitation of the Exposure of the Population to Electromagnetic

Fields” have been in force in Latvia. According to the aforementioned documents, the target

values of the electromagnetic field for a frequency of 50 Hz correspond to an electric field

intensity of 5000 V/m and a magnetic flux density of 100 μT. Electric fields are completely

isolated in the case of underground cable lines. Magnetic fields mainly depend on the

current strength. Various studies conducted in the European Union show that the magnetic

field indicators of high-voltage cable lines are lower.

During the construction of the cable line, increased noise may occur, caused by the

movement and operation of heavy machinery. It is planned that the reconstruction work

will be carried out on weekdays from 7:00 to 19:00, observing the established restrictions.

During the construction of the electricity transmission line, equipment that meets the

requirements of Cabinet Regulation No. 163 “Regulations on Noise Emission from

Equipment Used Outdoors” will be used.

The underground cable line does not generate noise as a result of its operation and therefore

it is expected that the noise emission will not exceed the threshold values set out in Cabinet

of Ministers Regulation No. 16 “Noise Assessment and Management Procedures”, therefore

there is no need to implement noise mitigation measures. Unlike an overhead line, an

underground cable line will not have corona discharge noise.

Possible noise in transformer substations. Noise indicators will be modeled and assessed

during the development of the preliminary design and EIA. Detailed noise mapping will be

carried out. If necessary, special measures will be taken, such as the construction of noise-

insulating walls, etc.

It is planned that the planned activity will not have an impact on the landscape. In the

offshore section, the cable line will be built (embedded) into the bed. The crossing of the

beach area will be organized using the technology of culvert-guided drilling, and on land,

the cable line will be laid in trenches or constructed with horizontal culverts. In the

subsequent stages of the project, it will be assessed whether it would be possible or

permissible to build an overhead line instead of the cable line in individual stages.

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In Ventspils, the Staldzene steep bank and in Užava parish, the Jūrkalne-Sārnate steep

bank types are assessed as "Steep bank with sandy beach with pebbles". The Jūrkalne steep

bank is included in the list of national landscape treasures of Latvia.

23. Surrounding water bodies (watercourses (indicate distance to them), impact on fish resources,

impact and groundwater level, possibility of flooding (if necessary, attach a certificate from the

Latvian Forestry and Marine Conservation Agency):

The cable line will be mainly built on the Baltic Sea bed, where no impact on fish resources

is expected. The nearest water bodies on land are Lake Būšnieku or Lake Sārnate, but the

line route will be more than a kilometer away from them.

There will be no impact on fish resources.

On land, the cable line route may cross drainage ditches or rivers, but after construction is

completed, these objects will be cleaned up to their original state and there will be no impact

on groundwater levels.

24. Expected impact on specially protected natural areas, specially protected species, specially

protected habitats and micro-reserves:

The cable line routes will be planned to avoid specially protected nature areas as much as

possible. The dune protection zone of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga coast, the habitat

area "Wooded coastal dunes" (2180) and, possibly, "Temperate meadows" (6510) will be

crossed. It is very likely that the "Steep Sea Banks" (1230) will be crossed.

The object is located in the territory of________________________________

If not located, indicate the distance (km) to:

Specially protected natural areas ______________________________________

Natura 2000 areas___________________________________________________

The cable line will cross the Natura 2000 site "Irbe Strait" (see Fig. 3), which is a protected

marine area. It was created for the protection of specially protected birds. The underwater

cable line will not have any impact on it.

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Fig. 3. Proposed sea crossing of the environmental protection areas of the proposed operation

If the cable line connection point is near Ventspils, the land part of the cable line will be

located 1.5 km from the Natura 2000 territories "Būšnieku lake shore", 6.2 km "Platene

Marsh" and 7 km "Klāņu Marsh".

If the cable line connection point is in Užava parish, the land part of the cable line will cross

or be located near the Natura 2000 territories "Užava", "Sārnate Marsh" and "Užava river

lower reaches". The possible impact and cable line route solutions will be determined in the

preliminary design or EIA studies.

For Micro-Reserves _______________________________________________________

In Ziru parish, there is a micro-reserve "Putni" (ML code 2720) approximately 3.5 km

from the prospective transformer substation. The cable line will not cross this micro-

reserve.

For Specially protected species______________________________________________

For specially protected habitats______________________________________________

In the Irbe Strait, the submarine cables will be placed in such a way as to have no or minimal

impact on the habitats "Stone banks in the sea" (EU classification code 1170).

In Ventspils, the cable line will cross the specially protected habitat "Wooded coastal

dunes" (2180). The specially protected habitat "Steep Sea Banks" (1230) will be crossed.

The cable line will be built next to the habitat "Swamped forests" (9080*).

If the cable line in Užava and Ziri parishes is built straight to the sea, it may cross the

habitats "Embryonic dunes" (2110), "Steep Sea Banks" (1230), "Wooded coastal dunes"

(2180), "Old or natural boreal forests" (9010*) and "Temperate grasslands" (6510). If the

land section of the cable line in Užava and Zirai parishes is designed to minimally cross

habitats (the length increases by approximately one and a half times), the line route may

also be located next to the habitats "Species-rich pastures and grazed meadows" (6270*),

"Vilkakūla grasslands (sparse grasslands)" (6230*), "Swamped forests" (9080*), "Active

high bogs" (7110*) and "Dry grasslands on calcareous soils" (6210). The potential impact

and cable line route solutions will be determined in the feasibility study.

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For Historically, archaeologically and culturally significant locations___________________

In the northwest of Ventspils, 20 km from the coast, there is a wreck of the cruiser

"Bremen", which is included in the list of state-protected cultural monuments.

The closest cultural and architectural monuments of national importance in the city of

Ventspils to the planned activity are 3.8 km away "Ventspils City Historical Center", which

also includes the national cultural monument "Ventspils Old Town" and individual

architectural objects, 3.7 km away "Ventspils Railway Station Main Building and Water

Tower", 5.5 km away "Ventspils Pilot Tower".

The closest architectural, archaeological and industrial monuments of national importance

to the planned activity in Ventspils region:

In Užava parish > 6 km away Užava Lutheran Church, > 3 km away Sārnate settlement, >

5 km away Užava lighthouse, > 5 km away Užava ancient cemetery, > 3 km away Silkāji

ancient cemetery, > 4 km away Užava Spirit linden and Spirit Springs, > 0.5 km away

Celmu settlement; Ziru parish > 5 km away Priednieki settlement, > 3 km away Ratnieki

ancient cemetery, > 3 km away Sise ancient cemetery.

25. Compliance with territorial planning (land use purpose):

1) whether or not there is a territorial planning Yes  No 

2) whether or not there is a detailed planning Yes  No 

3) compliance with the planning (municipal certificate)

26. Area of land to be transformed and previous land use:

The current usage status of the land area required for the construction of the cable line

near Ventspils is forest land, the planned use of the area is forest land and industrial area.

The current use status of the land area required for the construction of the cable line in

Užava and Ziru parishes is forest land and agricultural area.

27. A description of the environmental impact of the proposed activity, including a description

of all potential significant impacts, to the extent that information is available on these impacts,

resulting from:

27.1. the generation of emissions, waste and by-products:

The impacts of the proposed action are described in paragraphs 21 and 22.

27.2. use of natural resources (especially soil, land, water and biodiversity):

The planned activity will not significantly affect the use of land areas. In accordance with

Article 16 of the "Protection Zones Law", a protection zone will be created at a distance

of 1 to 1.5 meters from the cable line axis on each side, but if it crosses water bodies, the

protection zone will be at a distance of 100 m on each side.

The termination of the cable line will be at a transformer substation. In the case of

Ventspils, it will be located in the territory "Forrested Seaside dunes" (2180), in the case

of Užava and Ziru parishes, no territory designation has been determined.

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27.3. mutual and cumulative impact with other existing or accepted planned activities affecting

the same area:

For the safe and secure operation of the 4th Estonian-Latvian electricity interconnection,

the internal network reinforcement is necessary, which will be implemented by the

construction of the 330 kV line "Ventspils-Brocēni-Varduva". Therefore, the planned

operation is related to the 110/330 kV electricity transmission line "Ventspils-Brocēni-

Varduva", which is currently undergoing an environmental impact assessment. Both

power lines will be connected in a common substation.

A large-capacity wind farm is planned to be built to the northwest of Ziras, however, this

will not directly affect the construction of the cable line from Ziras to the sea-shore.

28. Description of planned measures intended to prevent or eliminate conditions that could cause

significant adverse effects on the environment:

No risks or conditions have been identified that could cause significant adverse

environmental impacts.

29. If the activity is intended to be carried out in the internal waters, territorial sea or exclusive

economic zone of the Republic of Latvia:

29.1. ellipsoidal (geographic) coordinates in the 1984 World Geodetic System (WGS 84) (for

activities in the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Latvia):

29.2. plane coordinates in the Latvian coordinate system LKS-92 TM (for activities in the internal

waters of the Republic of Latvia):

Approximate location of cable line landing near Ventspils: 57.433, 21.595 (WGS 84);

368141, 355620 (LKS-92 TM)

Approximate location of cable line landing in Užava parish: 57.15, 21.41 (WGS 84);

337059, 343318 (LKS-92 TM)

30. The following documents are attached to the application:

30.1. A copy of the land boundary plan showing the location of the activity;

30.2. A map of the territory (scale at least 1:10000);

30.3. Copies of documents certifying land ownership; (land register, lease agreement,

etc.);

30.4. A description of the full technological process (cycle) of production and

technological schemes;

30.5. Safety data sheets for chemical substances and chemical products;

30.6. Expert conclusions;

The information attached to the application is on ____ pages.

The information provided in the application, the documents attached to the application and

other information are true and comply with the requirements set out in the regulatory

enactments:

Signature*: _________________________ _____________________________

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Signature transcript*

Note. * The fields "signature" and "deciphering of signature" are not filled in if the document is

prepared in accordance with the regulatory enactments on the preparation of electronic

documents.

The personal data contained in this application and the attachments to the application are

necessary and will be used to ensure the provision of the service requested in the application in

accordance with the provisions of regulatory enactments. Information on the rights of the data

subject and other information on the processing of personal data can be found in the privacy

policy of the State Environmental Service, which is available on the Internet at www.lwd.gov.lv.

For the notified activities, which require an initial assessment of the impact of the

intended activity, which is determined by the requirements of the Law “On Environmental Impact

Assessment” and the “Protection Zones Law” from 1 January 2008 in accordance with the

Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 689 of 9 October 2007 “Regulations on the State Fee for

the Initial Assessment of the Impact of the Intended Activity on the Environment”, the state fee

rate for the initial assessment is 213.43 euros, which is paid by the initiator before the

preparation of the relevant initial assessment, using non-cash payment (by transfer).

The state fee is transferred to the State Treasury.

Account LV76TREL1060210929100

Indicating in the payment order – state fee for preparing the initial assessment at the State

Environmental Service, indicating the address of the specific facility.