The Polish parliament backtracked on Thursday (9 March) on a proposal to boost onshore wind capacity, mandating that wind turbines be located at a minimum distance of 700 metres from residential buildings.
Poland has some of the strictest rules on wind farm construction in the European Union, and relaxing zoning rules on wind farm investment has been a milestone the country must overcome to unlock billions of euros of EU recovery funds.
Current Polish rules have practically blocked land for investment in new turbines since 2016, when the ruling Law and Justice party mandated that a turbine should be a minimum distance of 10 times its height away from residential buildings.
After years of consulting with onshore wind investors, the government last year proposed to reduce that minimum distance to 500 metres in a bid to spur investment, and tabled it in parliament to unlock the EU funds.
However, last month the ruling majority in the lower house amended it higher again to 700 metres, without presenting an impact assessment of the change. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/polish-parliament-votes-700-metre-rule-for-wind-turbines/?fbclid=IwAR2n4nQLsPQb-TJvShE5Sa6g8V5zCuZvCF2CKEXElpsfuvI5pOHtMhhKqY8
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