On the website of Valga municipality, the materials of the Valga municipality wind farm special planning and strategic environmental assessment have been published, which have been supplemented, specified and corrected in comparison with the materials published in November 2024, when Valga municipality started to organise the coordination of the special planning and strategic environmental assessment with the governmental authorities within the meaning of § 105 of the Planning Act, and to ask for opinions from the persons and authorities involved. Compared to the solution at the time, the number of planned wind turbines has been reduced from 23 to 18 as a result of the cooperation. There have also been corrections and shifts in the positions of the wind farms in the pre-selection areas. The photomontages in Annex 2 of the SEA have been significantly improved, with visualisations of additional locations added at the suggestion of the communities. In cooperation with the heritage protection authority, the impact analysis on cultural heritage, in particular the view of Hummul Manor, was completed.
As all relevant governmental authorities have approved the materials of the specific plan, including the Environmental Protection Agency (19.09.2025), the procedure under the Planning Act will continue. Subsequently, a public opening of the planning materials will be launched. All parties involved in the procedure will be informed of the public hearing. Notices will also be published in the Lõuna-Eesti Postimeh and on the web channels of Valga municipality. During the public hearing, any person has the right to express their opinion on the planning and the strategic environmental assessment.