Self-amendment of the government to the distance act amendment

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A self-amendment to the government draft act amending the act on investments in the field of wind farms and some other acts has been published on the Sejm’s website in the tab submitted drafts.

According to the draft, the investor carrying out the investment consisting in the construction of a wind farm allocates at least 10% of the installed capacity of the wind farm constituting the subject of this investment to be taken up by the inhabitants of the commune for the period referred to in par. 9, in order to obtain the status of a virtual prosumer of renewable energy within the meaning of Art. 2 point 27b of the Act of February 20, 2015 on renewable energy sources, hereinafter referred to as “virtual prosumer.

Pursuant to the transitional provisions, the mechanism in question is to be applied to investments consisting in the construction of a wind farm which obtained a building permit after 2 July 2024.