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Trouble over chip factory: Moritzburg blocks Dresden's energy plans!
Dresden supports the construction of the ESMC chip factory, while Moritzburg rejects the substation. Current developments in the surrounding area.
Trouble over chip factory: Moritzburg blocks Dresden's energy plans!
In Dresden, construction work for the new ESMC chip factory in the Rähnitz industrial area is progressing quickly. The construction site is making impressive progress: excavators and bulldozers are digging up to ten meters deep into the ground. A total of around 500,000 cubic meters of soil has to be moved here, which corresponds to around 20,000 fully loaded dump trucks. The majority of the excavated earth remains on site in order to shape the area around the factory. A small amount of around 50,000 cubic meters will be given to SC Borea Dresden for the expansion of a football pitch, as MDR reports.
The chip factory is already a strongly targeted development after the site was previously earmarked by Philip Morris for €290 million to produce “Heets”. The company's withdrawal in 2018 ultimately led to a sale of the property to ESMC in 2024. Construction is on schedule and almost three quarters of the earthworks have already been completed. The excavation pit for the production building measures 200 by 200 meters and offers space for an impressive production area of 45,000 square meters - a dimension that will be unique in the area.
Political construction sites
But while Dresden is working diligently on the future of the chip industry, another hot spot situation is emerging in the surrounding area. Moritzburg, a neighboring municipality, rejects plans for a new substation that would be necessary to operate the chip factory. Mayor Jörg Hänisch describes the dialogue with the state capital as an exchange on equal terms, but emphasizes his community's concerns about the associated changes.
The planned route of the 380 kV line, which is supposed to run from Upper Lusatia to Großenhain, is controversial in Moritzburg. The municipality is involved in the approval process and can comment on changes to the land use plan. According to the article at Sächsische the area that was originally Was supposed to be used for agriculture, but is now used to feed in electrical energy. This decision is met with divided opinions among the population.
The ongoing developments surrounding the ESMC chip factory and the associated infrastructure projects will continue to be closely monitored and are of great importance for the economic future of the region. It remains to be seen how the dialogue between the affected communities and the city of Dresden will develop and whether a compromise can be found that does justice to all interests.