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Polish parliament approves bill to ease wind turbine construction and extend electricity price freeze
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s parliament has approved a bill intended to make it easier to build wind turbines by reducing the distance that they can be installed from residential b…
Poland is taking another step towards energy transformation. Construction of onshore infrastructure for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms, one of the largest energy projects in the country's history, has begun. The investment, carried out by Equinor and the Polenergia Group, has the potential to change the face of the country's energy sector and provide clean energy to over 2 million households as early as 2028.
Further blocking of wind turbines is not politically sensible. It is known that soon there will be a power shortage in Poland, and the coal industry – whether anyone likes it or not – is slowly heading towards an inevitable end. The article Jan ROKITA: Landscape with wind turbines comes from the website Wszystko co końca.
On Wednesday, the Sejm passed an amendment to the so-called windmill act, which, among other things, reduces the minimum distance of wind turbines from buildings to 500 m. The act also includes provisions on freezing energy prices until the end of the year. Currently, the freeze is in force until the end of September.
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