Success for one-dyas: Court allows controversial nautical cables in front of Borkum!

One-Dyas erzielt Teilerfolg im Streit um Seekabel für Windstromversorgung in Nordsee; naturschutzrechtliche Befreiungen sofort vollziehbar.
One-Dyas achieves partial success in the dispute over the nautical cable for wind power supply in the North Sea; Exemptions immediately. (Symbolbild/MB)

Success for one-dyas: Court allows controversial nautical cables in front of Borkum!

Another milestone in the dispute over the planned laying of a power cable for gas production in the North Sea in front of Borkum was reached today. The Oldenburg Administrative Court has decided that two releases of nature conservation law for the project of one-dyas are immediately enforceable. This means that the construction of the lake cable, which is supposed to connect the funding platform of One-Dyas with wind power from the offshore wind farm Riffgat, can now be promoted, despite continuing legal disputes. According to n-tv this should be an important step for you-dyas, but not without resistance remains.

The German Environmental Aid (DUH) has already announced that it would be urged to achieve the suspensive effect of your lawsuit. She criticizes that the necessary nature conservation tests have not been carried out and fears serious damage to valuable underwater biotopes. These concerns vibrate in many discussions about the gas -promoting measures in the region, which are vehemently rejected by various environmental associations and parts of the Lower Saxony state government.

legal details on the procedure

The decision of today, dated July 3, 2025, was legally based on the decision made by the 5th Chamber of the Administrative Court. The judge made it clear that the immediate enforceability of the decisions did not take place in terms of content of the exemption from nature conservation law. These exemptions concern particularly protected biotope types that lie at the planned course of the cable route and were initially granted by the Lower Saxony State Operation for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN). This is a central point in the legal argument, since many believe that formal defects could be overlooked here, which makes the future of the project unsafe, such as "https://www.rechundpolitik.com/justiz/vg-oldenburg/offshore-kabeltrasse-vor-borkum-naturschutz--freisungs-sof- reported.

In the background, however, there are other legal procedures that could potentially impair the implementation of the cable route. In particular, the DUH and other affected actors have already filed complaints that question the approval and the ongoing process.

outlook for the future

Another crucial aspect is the judgment of the Federal Administrative Court on November 8, 2022, which is in the context with previous decisions. This judgment had far -reaching consequences for the legality of the exemption from nature conservation law and could serve as a preventive basis for future complaints against similar projects. Environmental associations will carefully observe the upcoming developments and are determined to actively intervene in the process to ensure that environmental protection is not pushed into the background in favor of short -term economic interests.

In summary, the current status in the cable dispute around the gas project of one-dyas shows that the balance between economic interests and nature conservation law in the region is highly sensitive and will be decisive for further development for the coming months. The legal questions are far from resolved and the possibility that complaints will be submitted to the Higher Administrative Court in Lüneburg remains. At a time when the energy transition and nature conservation have to be considered in a new light, the outcome of this argument is of great importance for many.

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