Poland third in Europe to finance onshore wind farms in 2019: report

Poland was in third place in Europe in terms of financing onshore wind farms in 2019, according to the trade body WindEurope report “Financing and Investment Trends”.

“In Poland, an impressive amount of funding for new assets was also recorded – EUR 0.8 billion, thanks to which 630 MW of new onshore wind capacity was financed … Spain and Poland will probably be strong markets in the coming years,” states the report that was published on April 7.

The value of financing wind energy in Spain amounted to EUR 2.8 billion in 2019. Sweden came second in the category of onshore wind farms. Investments in the wind energy sector in Europe in 2019 reached €52 billion. Investments in new wind projects reached €19 billion. The remaining €33 billion include refinancing, acquisitions, capital increases.

(WindEurope, PAP, ISBnews)