A draft amendment to the Energy Law (the “Grid
Act”), which proposes changes aimed at unlocking
connection capacities among other measures, was recently submitted
to the Council of Ministers for review. Despite controversies
related to the retroactive effect of many regulations and increased
financial burden of securing access to the grid, the Grid Act
promises to deliver reforms that may facilitate further development
of renewable energy sources in Poland.
Flexible and configurable grid connection agreements
The Grid Act introduces two new grid connection agreement types:
flexible and configurable.
A flexible grid connection agreement will enable installations
to connect at locations where a new connection would otherwise
require grid expansion in line with the operator's grid
development plan. Such agreements will impose limits on production
or consumption volumes and specify the necessary scope of grid
expansion works. The production and consumption limits
