Overview
- An admissibility hearing was held on November 18 in Geneva on a complaint alleging the planning has lacked early public participation, with a decision on recevability expected shortly.
- Five associations and the citizen collective JOP 2030 brought the case under the Aarhus Convention, which requires early public involvement in environmental decision-making.
- In parallel, French litigation advanced when the Marseille administrative court on September 23 sent petitions to the president of the Conseil d’État’s contentious section.
- Organizers argue CNDP referral rules apply to each piece of equipment and say no single project exceeds roughly €230–260 million, while Solideo reports two public information meetings so far and more throughout 2026.
- Opponents cite an estimated 804,000 tonnes of CO2 and more than €2.1 billion in public spending to press for broader citizen consultation.