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Count Poland In on Offshore Wind
Official Press Release WindEurope:
Poland adopts historic Offshore Wind Act
The Polish Parliament unanimously adopted Poland’s first Offshore Wind Act today paving the way for Poland to develop offshore wind in the Baltic Sea. The Act will enter into force on 1 February after it’s been signed by the President of Poland.
The Act sets out the rules and regulations that will apply to the development of offshore wind. And it defines the volumes Poland intends to develop. In a first phase the regulator will allocate (by 30 June 2021) financial support for 5.9 GW of capacity. Beyond this they will then award Contracts for Difference (CfD) in competitive auctions. Poland’s targets for offshore wind are ambitious. They have none today. But by 2030 they aim to have installed 3.8 GW. They then want 10 GW by 2040 and 28 GW by 2050. This would make... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope
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