Energy, Environment & Transport

Solar, wind industry worried about ‘daft’ EU permitting rules

New emergency permitting rules tabled by the European Commission just over a week ago would concern only “new” renewable energy projects and fail to address the hundreds of gigawatts currently stuck in the administrative pipeline, industry sources say.

Under the proposal, renewable energy projects “would be presumed to be of overriding public interest” and benefit from shorter permitting procedures ranging from 1 to 6 months. [Pand P Studio / Shutterstock]

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Updated: 29-09-2024

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