Wind farms in Poland and "10 H rule"
Investments in renewable energy in the field of onshore wind
energy in Poland began to decrease significantly from 2016. This
was due to the adopted unfavourable legislative solutions
consisting in, among others, on the introduction of the so-called
the "10 H" rule, according to which
wind farms in Poland could not be placed closer to
buildings than 10 times the height of the planned
windmill. In practice, the above rule resulted in an
almost complete blockade of investments in onshore wind energy, as
it was impossible to meet the above requirement in relation to a
large area of the country.
Expected changes to Wind Energy Policy
In view of the ongoing discussions around the Polish National
Reconstruction Plan and the requirements imposed on the Polish
government by the European Commission, parliamentary work
were launched in order to relax "10 H" rule and to
unblock new investments in wind energy in Poland.
