Anlage zur Erzeugung von Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien (Repowering): Genehmigung für die Änderung beantragen

If you intend to make changes to a system that requires approval and generates electricity from renewable energies, you must apply for approval from the responsible authority.

Do you operate an installation that requires approval under immission control legislation, for which you already have approval under immission control legislation, and are you planning to carry out repowering measures on this installation?

Repowering measures serve to modernize an installation for the purpose of generating electricity from renewable energies.

This repowering measure may have adverse effects in relation to the current state of the installation. If these are significant for the approval requirements of the installation requiring approval, a modification permit is required.

Therefore, corresponding changes to installations requiring approval must be reviewed by the immission control authority. To do this, you must submit an application for a modification permit and submit all the documents required for the assessment. The application can be made in writing or electronically.

• application
• Required drawings, plans, documents
• Explanations of the installation/project
• Other documents (if necessary, ask the competent authority (ELiA checklist))

You must prove that you will fulfill the obligations of the Federal Immission Control Act when modifying the system.

Fees are charged for the official act. The amount is primarily based on the installation costs of the facility or the administrative costs. Further details are regulated by the Immission Control Costs Ordinance M-V.

If you wish to apply to the competent authority for a change to an installation requiring approval (repowering), you must first submit the application documents in full.

You can do this in writing or electronically. The competent authority will confirm receipt of the application in writing or electronically, check it for completeness and, if necessary, involve other specialist authorities.

If necessary, the authority will request further documents.

6 months for the formal procedure
3 months for the simplified procedure

There is no deadline.

• Objection
• Complaint

• Modification of a plant requiring approval according to BImSchG
• Approval of an installation as part of repowering to generate electricity from renewable energies
• If you want to modernize a plant that requires approval and generates electricity from renewable energy sources, you need approval for this project if and to the extent that
  • these changes will have a negative impact in relation to the current state of the installation and
  • these may be significant for the approval requirements of the installations requiring approval.
• Application: electronic application under immission control law (EliA) or in writing
• Responsible: immission control authority

State Offices for Agriculture and the Environment (StÄLU), Department 5