Wind assault, the blades also in front of Tharros

Sardinians, no talking allowed

They are the ones who decide whether or not to oppose, pursuing a consolidated design strategy: no one in Sardinia can have a say in what we do beyond twelve miles. For them, the marine horizon is not a unique asset, it is not a landscape value, and this is why the only terrestrial “attentions” are reserved for the connection between the offshore plant and the hinterland of the Riviera del Corallo, involving the municipal territories of Ittiri, Bessude, Putifigari and Alghero. The strategy implemented by the Spanish, for example, ignores every archaeological emergency on the Oristano coast, eluding the devastating impact that the offshore wind farm would have on the Sinis peninsula. In short, they try to hide the evident damage in their design, with the modest tactic of pretending nothing is happening.

Front Title

The only faint reference to the Oristano side is in the title of the project: «Offshore wind farm called "Mistral" to be built in the body of water of the Sardinian Sea facing the coast of the provinces of Sassari and Oristano and related works». In the documents presented to the Ministry, only the numbers speak for themselves: «"Mistral" project consisting of 32 wind generators with a total power of 480 megawatts». For the rest, absolute silence.

Upcoming Deadlines

A project, however, on which the spotlight of public opposition is about to turn: the Ministry of the Environment, which has not stopped the authorization procedures in any way, has in fact set the deadline for observations-oppositions for September 4th. Thirteen days to understand who will oppose the outrage, including the coastal municipalities that have been deliberately excluded from the procedure, but above all the Region called to the first test of facts in front of a project that does not stop. It is evident that the contrary opinion would constitute a fixed point also for all the other offshore projects, despite the agreement officially given two months ago by the Sardinian Region to the Decree on suitable areas that clumsily contemplated the construction of offshore plants.

One million inhabitants

In the presence of the Sinis, then, we will also have to deal with the Germans of “Regolo Rinnovabili” and their 34 blades in the middle of the sea. In total, therefore, there will be 66, for almost a thousand megawatts, enough energy for almost a million users. For them too, Tharros, the Sinis, the history and the landscape of that coast do not exist. Business, gastronomy and billion-dollar incentives come first.