A bill aimed at increasing the share of renewable energy sources in Poland’s energy mix will enter into force soon after being signed off by President Andrzej Duda.
“This means that RES micro-installations will be able to reach 150 kW. The exemption from applying for a building permit applies to RES systems with a capacity not exceeding 50 kW,” according to an explanatory memorandum from the presidential office.
The main objective of the new legislation is to increase the share of renewable energy sources (RES) in gross domestic energy consumption, as well as the development of the renewable energy sector in line with the objectives of reducing greenhouse gas emissions of the Polish economy and international requirements.
The newly approved law implements the EU directive, the so-called ‘RED II’ of 11 December 2018, aimed at promoting the use of energy from renewable sources.
Among other things, the new legislation introduces a definition of biomethane into Polish law and promotes the development of so-called Energy Clusters (that are an agreement between locally active operators producing, consuming, storing and selling electricity, heat, cooling and transporting electricity) and introduces their register.
The new law removes permit requirements for photovoltaics up to 150 kW.
Although Poland is one of the more carbon-intensive countries in the EU regarding CO2 emissions, it is scoring increasingly well in green energy production. At the end of June, the country’s installed RES capacity was 25 GW, which is as much as 40% of the total 63 GW of installed capacity in Poland (from conventional and renewable sources).
This is also an increase of more than 5 GW of installed RES capacity compared to the end of June 2022.
(Bartosz Sieniawski | EURACTIV.pl)
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