Without rapid changes in the law, decarbonization in Poland will not accelerate

Poland should implement legislative changes as soon as possible to accelerate investments in renewable energy sources (RES) and reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports, say lawyers from the international law firm DLA Piper. The key barriers to the development of green energy are currently regulations on the construction of onshore wind farms and procedures related to the connection of new projects to the transmission networks.

"The war in Ukraine has significantly accelerated the EU's efforts to search for new energy sources and reduce dependence on fuel from Russia. There are voices, also in Poland, about a possible return to coal, but in our opinion this scenario is completely unrealistic, taking into account the climate goals and high prices of emission allowances," Łukasz Jankowski, Counsel and head of energy practice at DLA Piper's Warsaw office, said.

In his opinion, Poland has a chance to rapidly increase green energy production capacity in a short time, if barriers blocking the development of wind farms are lifted and procedures related to connecting new projects to the grid are improved.

(WBJ)