Public consultations on the draft amendment to the RES Act

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Today, i.e. on February 25, 2022, a draft act amending the Act on Renewable Energy Sources and Certain Other Acts (UC99), which is a transposition of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2018 / 2001 of December 11, 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.

The draft proposes to introduce changes in the following areas:

  1. Biomethane
  2. Energy clusters
  3. Transposition of RED II in the following areas:
    • District heating and cooling (art.23-24 RED II)
    • Guarantees of origin (Art.19 RED II)
    • National Contact Point for RES (Article 16 RED II)
    • Administrative procedures (Articles 15-16 RED II)
    • Partner energy trading – peer-to-peer (Art. 21 RED II)
  4. Modernization of renewable energy installations
  5. Operational support for RES installations, which expire the 15-year support system
  6. Hybrid RES installations
  7. Offshore wind energy (supplementary regulations)
  8. Other regulations

Comments on the draft in question may be submitted within 21 days from the date it is made available.

Link to the draft on the website of the Government Legislation Center