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Mġarr solar farm equal in size to seven football grounds, residents protest loss of countryside, developers claims site is a quarry in bid to obtain permit for large-scale solar farm ....
10,500sq.m solar farm proposed on Mosta farmland A massive solar farm covering over 10,500sq.m of land is being proposed outside development zones along Triq il-Kbira in Mosta 19 February 2021, 7:48am by James Debono As proposed, 2,076 solar panels would be installed on five large green houses which would occupy 6,963sq.m of agricultural land A massive solar farm of over 10,500sq.m of land is being proposed outside development zones along Triq il-Kbira in Mosta. The land is on the outskirts of Mosta along the road leading to Rabat and Mgarr in the vicinity of Wied ta’ l-Speranza. A proposed policy regulating solar farms limits such developments to used quarries, but a loophole in the rural development policy is being exploited to propose these developments on agricultural land. ....
Manikata solar farm raises concern about rural impact The Environment and Resources Authority says the erection of 6,000 photovoltaic panels on two massive greenhouses in Manikata is excessive 17 December 2020, 7:35am by James Debono The ERA says solar farms should be located in disused quarries and not open countryside as farmer seeks green light for 22,000sq.m PV farm The Environment and Resources Authority says the erection of 6,000 photovoltaic panels on two massive greenhouses in Manikata is “excessive” and should not ideally be located in open countryside. The 3.5m-high greenhouses occupy the equivalent land area of three football grounds’ worth of agricultural land in Manikata, off Triq il-Biedja. ....