Renewable Energy Projects: SEAI To Be Appointed As Contact Point For Permit-Granting Process

We recently looked at the EU's proposals under REPowerEU, which include speeding up the permit-granting process for renewable energy projects. These proposals seek to build on some of the existing requirements under the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001.

One of the existing requirements is that Member States set up or designate one or more contact points to, upon request by the applicant, guide through and facilitate the entire administrative permit application and granting process. The permit-granting process covers the relevant administrative permits to build, repower and operate plants for the production of energy from renewable sources and assets necessary for their connection to the grid. Applicants are not required to contact more than one contact point for the entire process. The contact point is required to guide the applicant through the application process in a transparent manner up to the delivery of one or several decisions by the responsible