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The European Commission has issued a “Recommendation on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements” (the Recommendation). The Recommendation builds on the Commission’s May 2022 updated REPowerEU Plan, which identified that “Slow and complex permitting processes are a key obstacle” to delivering renewables at scale.
To address this issue, the Recommendation proposes ten steps:
The Recommendation is timely particularly given the Irish Government’s review of the planning system due in Q3 2022, and the imminent issue of the first Maritime Area Consents allowing Phase 1 Offshore Windfarm Projects to apply for development consent under the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021.
For more information in relation to this topic, please contact Alison Fanagan, Partner, Kristen Read, Senior Associate, Brendan Abley, Associate or any member of our Planning & Environmental Group.
Date published: 14 July 2022
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