Environmental Licensing and Monitoring

With many years of experience, OikoM has prepared and coordinated a significant number of Environmental Impact Studies for a wide range of projects in both public and private sectors (renewable energy sources, tourism investments, hydraulic works, road projects, port facilities, etc.), whether in protected areas or not.

Among the significant projects in this field are major investment plans for which OikoM Ltd. took on the assessment of their feasibility, redesigning them (when necessary), supporting them with the Permitting Authority, and obtaining their final licensing.

A fundamental component of environmental permitting is the Special Ecological Assessment, which is conducted to examine the “appropriate assessment” of the impacts of a project within a Natura 2000 Network area (Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC).

Focusing on conservation objectives, it emphasizes the consequences of the project under licensing in relation to the integrity of the specific area. Fieldwork is required to collect data (avifauna, bats, habitat types, etc.) for its preparation.

Among the significant projects in this field are Special Ecological Assessments for a wide range of projects in protected areas, Special Areas of Conservation, and Special Protection Areas. Fieldwork is carried out by OikoM’s staff/specialist scientists or selected external collaborators from various specialties with whom the company maintains long-term cooperation.

Selected projects:

  • Biodiversity Environmental Monitoring Program for the site and the wider area of the Municipal Airport of Kastelorizo (DAZO). HELLENIC CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY.
  • Preparation of a comprehensive Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and a Biodiversity Action Plan for the entire operational phase of 10 Wind Farms within the Municipality of Farsala. REN VALOREM HELLAS Ltd.
  • Environmental Impact Study and Environmental Management Plan for the Small Hydroelectric Project (SHP) Thisoa, in the Municipality of Megalopoli, Regional Unit of Arcadia, with a capacity of 5 MW. Public Power Corporation Renewables – NANKO ENERGY S.H.P. GITANI S.A.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Study (EIA) and Special Ecological Assessment (including the implementation of fieldwork for avifauna) for the Wind Power Plants KATO LIMNES–MAKRYLOFOS–VOSKOTOPOS–KOUNIA in the Regional Unit of Evros. WPD HELLAS.
  • Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment Study and Special Ecological Assessment (including fieldwork for avifauna and bats) for the Wind Power Plants Petra and Paleo Triethnes. BELLES EAST, BELLES WEST VENDAVEL Ltd.
  • Provision of Environmental Coordinator services during the construction phase of the Vysima Wind Power Plant. VYSIMA VENTAVEL S.A.
  • Preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment Study and a joint Special Ecological Assessment (SEA) for a cluster of Wind Power Plants (Platanos, Distrata, Liapourthi, Agioi Taxiarches, Agioi Apostoloi, Trikorfo, Riza) in southern Evia. Field surveys for avifauna, fauna, and habitat types. MOTOR OIL RENEWABLE ENERGY S.A.
  • Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment Studies (EIA) and Special Ecological Assessments (SEA) for avifauna (including field surveys) for the Wind Power Plants Ori Souliou, and Thesprotika, in Epirus. GAIACOMM Ltd.
  • Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment Study and Special Ecological Assessment (including the implementation of fieldwork for avifauna, habitat types, and flora) for the Wind Power Plants Megalexandros, Anemodarmeni (Regional Unit of Florina). MEGALEXANDROS VENDAVEL S.A.
  • Implementation of fieldwork for avifauna, habitat types, and fauna, and preparation of Special Ecological Assessments for the Wind Power Plants Agnanti, Petrovouni, Xoflimeni, and the Wind Power Plants Prosilio, Gidovoski, Paliochori, in the Regional Units of Florina and Kastoria. RESINVEST S.A.
  • Preparation of Preliminary Assessment Study, Environmental Impact Assessment Studies, and Special Ecological Assessments for 4 clusters of photovoltaic (PV) stations in Thessaly. REV VALOREM HELLAS Ltd.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Study and Special Ecological Assessment (in accordance with Ministerial Decision 170225/2014), and ornithological surveys for the Wind Power Plant at the location Koukouli-Grivas, within the Municipality of Voio, in the Regional Unit of Kozani. VOLTERRA KOUKOULI S.A.
  • Ornithological surveys and Special Ecological Assessment for the installation of 3 Wind Farms at the locations Gerakas-Rombos, Kandila-Kyrton, Milia-Kapetanios-Livadokorfi in the Regional Unit of Rodopi. PPC Renewables S.A.
  • Implementation of an ornithological monitoring program in the area of the operational Wind Power Plant at the location Toumba-Anthovouni (Regional Unit of Florina). Implementation of a monitoring program and analysis of the DT-Bird collision avoidance system recordings, and scientific support to the project’s Entity in the implementation of bird mortality monitoring (provision of guidelines, protocols, etc.). MOTOR OIL RENEWABLE ENERGY S.A.
  • Implementation of ornithological surveys for the Mati Koskina, Skopia-Vrachaki wind Power Plant, the SKOPIA VRACHAKI Wind Power Plant, in the Regional Units of Rodopi and Evros, and preparation of Special Ecological Assessments. MOTOR OIL RENEWABLE ENERGY S.A..
  • Preparation of four (4) Environmental Impact Assessment Studies and their accompanying Environmental Management Plans for 4 photovoltaic stations in the Regional Unit of Kozani. VENTAVEL ENERGEIAKI S.A.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Study and Environmental Management Plan for the Mavrovouni Wind Power Plant in Thessaly. SSE S.A.
  • Provision of Environmental Coordinator services during the construction phase of the Mellia Wind Power Plant project (Regional Unit of Kozani). Implementation of field surveys for avifauna. VENTAVEL ENERGEIAKI S.A.
  • Preparation of the Environmental Management Plan for the Makrylakkoma and Sagias Wind Power Plants in Mani, in accordance with the amended Environmental Terms Approval Decision (Α.Π.οικ.37467/06.09.2017). ΑΕΟΛΙΚΟ PARKΟ MAKRYLAKKOMA S.A., AEOLIΚΟ PARKΟ SAGIAS S.A.
  • Implementation of ornithological monitoring for the operational Wind Power Plant Eymorfia in Kefalonia for the year 2018. ENERGODYNAMIKI AIOLIKA PARKA KEFALLINIAS S.A..
  • Field surveys of avifauna and bat fauna during the pre-construction phase at the Orpheus/Eptadendros Wind Power Plant – Preparation of an Integrated Environmental Monitoring Program (for construction/operation environmental terms). TECH. ANEMOS S.A..
  • Environmental Management Plan, Study for the active management of shrubland habitats and microhabitats, and Avifauna surveys, within the framework of the environmental terms for the Wind Power Plants Makrylakkoma and Prof. Ilias in ManΙ. AEOLIKO PARKO MAKRYLAKKOMA S.A., AEOLIKO PARKO SAGIAS S.A..
  • Monitoring program of impacts on avifauna of an operating wind farm (10 wind turbines) at Thrace, North Greece. Report compilation of study. EL.TECH. ANEMOS SA.
  • Εvaluation of the installation of 8 Wind farms and their supporting infrastructure in South Evia, in the context of the Equator Principles (Natura 2000 areas GR2420001, GR2420012). ENEL SA.
  • Special Ecological Assessment of avifauna for a quarry at Andros island. Marinis – I. Exadaktilos SA.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Study for 35 Wind Power Plants with a total capacity of 975.2 MW in Crete. AEOLIKA PARKA KRITIS ELIKA S.A.
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the Mellia Wind Power Plant (39.1 MW) in the Regional Unit of Kozani – Scientific monitoring/recording of bird species. VENTAVEL S.A.
  • Preliminary & Basic Environmental Impact Assessment (and ornithological surveying) for the installation of 8 wind farms (183 MW) in south Evia. TERNA ENERGIAKI S.A.

the codes GRXXXXXXX refer to the Natura 2000 site codes