Zuzanna Poleszak
Nuclear power plants: Proposed changes in the development and construction process
Poland’s first nuclear energy project is entering the phase of obtaining key administrative permits. Such projects are exceptional in the sense that only a limited number of them can be built in the foreseeable future, based on known technologies. Combining this with the strategic importance of these projects, it is justifiable to create special legal regimes for them. A proposal has just been filed with the parliament to amend the Act on Preparation and Execution of Nuclear Power Plants and Accompanying Projects, intended to streamline this process.
Closer and closer to repowering wind farms
On 24 March 2025 a bill was filed with the Sejm to amend the Wind Power Plants Act. We discussed the key changes compared to the earlier draft of 25 September 2024 in last week’s article. This article is devoted entirely to “repowering,” i.e. upgrading existing wind power plants.
Windmill bill filed with parliament
For a long time we have been tracking the work on amending the regulations on siting of wind power plants in Poland. In October 2024 we discussed a proposed amendment to the Wind Power Plant Act which would relax the rules for the distance between wind power plants and other facilities. In March 2025 this bill, in a slightly revised form, was submitted to the parliament and is finally being taken up. The key provisions are unchanged: the amendment is intended to expedite the development of onshore wind power in Poland, mainly by eliminating the “10H rule” and introducing a new limit of 500 metres as the minimum distance from residential structures. In this article we discuss the major differences between the current bill and the previous version.
A long-awaited amendment to the Wind Power Plant Act
After nearly a year of promises, the government published a proposal to amend the Wind Power Plant Act on 25 September 2024. The amendment of March 2023 was deemed insufficient for accelerating the development of onshore wind power in Poland. Further liberalisation of the rules for siting of wind power plants aims to expedite Poland’s energy transition and stimulate the wind power sector, especially at the local level.
