Pollença reaffirms its rejection of the lithium battery plant after the meeting with the promoting company

PollençaThe mayor of Pollença, along with representatives from various local groups, has expressed his strong opposition to the lithium battery plant project that the company Atlántica wants to establish in the municipality. The meeting, held this Wednesday, included representatives from the company behind the project, members of the affected neighborhoods' platform, the fishermen's guild, the hotel association, councilors, and representatives from several municipal groups. According to the mayor, during the meeting, "the company presented the technical specifications of the project, while the other participants expressed their criticisms, their position, and the contradictions they see in the proposal." In the mayor's own words, "the situation of non-acceptance of the project was evident." The City Council and the citizens' platform have made it clear that they will maintain a united front and will submit the relevant objections, which can be registered until November 12th. The mayor added that "local groups are concerned and believe this project does not meet the needs of Pollença, and they also regret that the regional government has not provided sufficient information about the initiative." For this reason, he asserts that "the City Council's position is completely opposed to the plant being installed in this area of the municipality." The project, which envisions the installation of a lithium-ion battery energy storage plant on rural land, has sparked growing opposition among residents and local organizations, who warn of the potential environmental and landscape impact on a particularly sensitive area. Furthermore, in recent weeks, the Territorial Planning Service of the Consell de Mallorca (Island Council of Mallorca) issued an unfavorable report regarding a very similar plant planned for Inca, considering that the proposal exceeds the maximum percentage of the plot that can be occupied by buildings and other structures. The report indicates that the initiative far exceeds the limits on occupied surface area established in the Rural Land Law and the Territorial Plan of Mallorca, which could set a precedent in the evaluation of the Pollença project. This new element reinforces the arguments of the groups opposed to the installation, who denounce the lack of planning and the poor territorial coherence of this type of energy project. With the period for submitting objections open, the future of the plant remains uncertain, but the town council has already made it clear that the priority is to preserve the territory and ensure that any energy initiative responds to the real needs of the municipality.