Renewables.

Orlen Wind 3, a subsidiary of the Orlen Group, has finalised a deal with EDP Renewables Polska to acquire two solar PV farms located in the Provinces of Zielona Góra and Poznań and a wind farm in the Province of Łódź. The newly acquired assets will increase Group’s renewable energy generation capacity by over 300 […]

The Orlen Group plans to increase its capacity in the renewable energy sector by about a third. Orlen Wind 3, a member of the Orlen Group, has signed a preliminary agreement with EDP Renewables Polska for the purchase of two photovoltaic farms with a total capacity of 280 MWp located in Lubuskie and Wielkopolskie voivodeships […]

PGE chose Projmors as its technical advisor on the maintenance port for offshore wind farms to be built in Ustka. The investment will be used to monitor wind turbines and repair teams will be deployed from it.

The European Commission has approved public aid for the construction of an offshore wind farm installation port in Gdańsk. The funding will amount to 194 million euros and will take place within the framework of the National Reconstruction Plan.

„The Ministry of Climate and Environment has introduced into the list of legislative works a draft law amending the act on investments in wind power plants and certain other acts (UD89). The adoption of the draft by the Council of Ministers is planned for the third quarter of 2024. Poland’s wind potential could reach 41.4 […]

The bill liberalizing the regulations on onshore wind energy has been submitted for public consultation and its draft has been included on the government docket. The Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment speaks about the duet of renewable and nuclear power.

„At the end of 2023, the government submitted a draft amendment to the legislation on wind farms, which was met with considerable criticism. The Climate Ministry has announced a wind farm bill would arrive in mid-2024. According to the calendar the date is June, and the law is in the process of public consultation. Will […]

The update to the wind turbine law that will change the minimum distance to 500 meters is to be consulted and then addressed in Q3 2024.

Polska Grupa Energetyczna is still waiting for the separation of coal assets as part of the reform announced by the government and is considering creating a reserve for freezing energy prices in the second half of the year.

„There are ongoing discussions on regulations including the revision of the capacity market in Poland and the strategy for German power plants. We need solutions that complement the rapid development of RES with certain available capacities that provide energy regardless of the weather,” says Maciej Jakubik from the Energy Forum in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.