Poland submits draft law to simplify offshore wind farm procedures and improve investment environment
In February 2025, the Polish government submitted amendments to the Act on the Promotion of Electricity Production in Offshore Wind Farms and other regulatory acts to improve the investment environment, accelerate project implementation and implement the requirements of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). These include conditional pre-qualification for participation in auctions, an intervention auction mechanism, the possibility for two projects to use one offshore substation, more flexible rules for the placement of turbine foundations, and the possibility for projects that did not receive full support in the first phase to participate in subsequent auctions.
The amendments also introduce a procedure for setting the euro exchange rate for calculating price caps, the development of digital renewable energy potential maps, accelerated development zones and municipal energy cooperatives, which would allow local communities to produce and manage their own energy.
Sources: Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland, Baker Tilly Legal Poland, 17.03.2025.