Recent Developments In The Energy Sector

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The Polish law has seen some recent developments which are relevant for the energy sector, including the introduction of the utility easement (already in force) and new regulations regarding the connection of power plants to the distribution network, which should soon be adopted.

The utility easement

In the second half of 2008, a small but significant amendment was made to the Polish Civil Code. It introduced a comprehensive regulation of the rights to utility devices located on third party estates. Land easements and personal easements are well known to the Polish law and provisions regulating them are comprehensively formulated in the Civil Code. However, the issue of utility easements was until recently only partially regulated and many aspects of its actual functioning had