The Sejm is currently working on an amendment of the Distance Act that will ban the construction and reconstruction of wind turbines from fields that are closer than 700 m to residential or mixed-use buildings. The expansion of the radius by 200 m results in a serious reduction of suitable fields by 44% and forces contractors to re-evaluate their ongoing projects, putting expansion targets for renewable energies in Poland at risk.
"[The] amendment affects the country's energy security, Polish contractors, the local supply chain and the budgets of many local governments and communities ready to invest in renewable energy," states Holger Gallas, board member of Sevivon.