On 29 June 2018 the amendment to the act on renewable energy sources and certain other laws was published in the Journal of Laws (the "Amendment").

Gaz-Systems S.A. and Danish system operator Energinet recently completed the construction of the Baltic Pipe pipeline. Plesner advised Gaz-Systems throughout the entire project.

The location of the investment shall be determined pursuant to the local zoning plan. If the local zoning plan has not been adopted for a specific area, the location of the public investment shall be determined by a decision on determining the location of a public investment, whereas other investments by a decision on development conditions.

On 13 April 2015 the first drafts of two regulations which define the maximum volume and value of electricity generated in renewable energy source ("RES") to be auctioned in year 2016 were published.

On 7 May 2008, the President of the Energy Regulatory Authority applied to the European Commission for a declaration that the wholesale market for electricity generation and trading in Poland is a competitive market .

A short draft amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act of 20 February 2015 ("RES Act") has just been published by the Polish Parliament.

With war in Ukraine, post-pandemic economic and social disruptions, and soaring inflation and energy prices, the shift to renewable energy sources is accelerating.

On February 19, 2016, the Law and Justice Party brought to the Sejm (lower chamber of the Parliament) a project of an Act on wind turbines investments.

The European Commission’s decision to reduce carbon emission allowances by 26.7% in Poland’s National Allocation Plan for 2008-2012 ("NAP") has been ruled invalid by the ECJ Court of First Instance ("CFI").

As businesses face increasing pressure from various ESG-related factors, sustainability is becoming a non-negotiable requirement. With 2024 marking the first fiscal year under the European Union's ESG

The new regulation is upcoming in Polish RES sector in 2021 and it is expected that the amendment will come into force this year… soon.

Any failure to comply with the Act's requirements may result in the imposition of severe penalties.

Polish electricity producers can claim significant refunds of excise duty, following a ruling dated 12 February 2009 (C-475/07) by the ECJ that Poland's excise duty on electricity is incompatible with EU law.

The Water Law Act dated 20 July 2017 was published in the Polish Journal of Laws on 23 August 2017.

Greater interest in ESG and the energy transition may be observed recently throughout Europe, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian aggression...

On May 20, 2016, the Sejm (lower chamber of the Polish Parliament) adopted an Act on wind turbine investments (the "Act").

On 27 June 2016 the Polish President signed a new bill introducing changes to the Act on Renewable Energy Sources ("Amending Act").

On 6 March 2018, the Council of Ministers adopted a bill of amendments to the Act of 20 February 2015 on RES Act, the Act of 20 May 2016 on Investments in Wind Power Plants and the Act of 7 July 1994...

On 29 March the European Commission adopted the so-called "derogation package", comprising the Decision on the methodology of transitional allocation of allowances to installations for electricity production and the Guidelines concerning the optional application of Article 10c of Directive 2003/87/EC, supplemented by a commentary in the form of Frequently Asked Questions.

Investments in renewable energy in the field of onshore wind energy in Poland began to decrease significantly from 2016.