After considering the bill for almost a year, the Polish parliament has now passed a law to promote the production of electricity from offshore wind farms. The law now only needs the president's signature before it can enter into force.
The law includes a support system, adjustments to the legal framework and rules for connecting offshore wind farms to the Polish grid. It will enable offshore wind farms with a capacity of 5.9 GW to be in production in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea by 2030.
- This is a historic moment and a key law not only for our energy supply, which is mostly based on fossil fuels, but also for our economy, says Kamila Tarnacka, vice-president of the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA), and continues:
- The rules of the Offshore Wind Act, which are the basis for the development of wind farms in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea, will support the process towards lower CO2 emissions in the coming decades in Poland, she says.
The Polish Ministry of Energy expects the support scheme to be launched to support 5.9 GW of offshore wind turbine capacity. The government expects the first wind turbines to be ready in 2025, and all should be in operation by 2030 at the latest.
Further support schemes are planned to be launched in 2025 and 2027, both times with a target of an additional 2.5 GW of offshore wind capacity each. The goal is to reach 11 GW by 2040.
Applicants who want to bid for the first phase of the support scheme must apply no later than March 31.
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