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Here, responsibility is broad. Tools related to financial support for the transformation are available, for example, from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, which is at the disposal of the Ministry of Climate. Issues related to regulating the security of the National Power System and the electricity, heat, gas, and liquid fuel markets are handled by the Ministry of Energy.
The President of the Republic of Poland will most likely veto the liberalization of the wind farm law, along with the freezing of energy prices for next year. What then?Maintaining the frozen energy price at PLN 500 per MWh until the end of this year is our commitment. I have no doubt that the president shares this view. A similar commitment applies to changes to the wind farm law, and without it, we won't be able to lower energy prices in the coming years. We have a systemic solution to unlock the potential of renewable energy sources. Listening carefully to the arguments on the other side, I see no reason why the president would veto this law.
This reason is the smaller minimum distance for locating wind turbines from buildings, i.e. 500 meters.This is a minimum distance – it can always be greater if the investment is assessed environmentally. It's important to emphasize this again: this distance is not mandatory, it's merely an option, subject to residents' express consent. Residents who don't want to be closer to wind turbines will not be forced to do anything. This must be made clear to all commenters. This is a law that unlocks potential, introduces mandatory consultation, introduces principles related to the decision-making power of the municipal council, and introduces a participation fund that residents themselves can directly benefit from. Therefore, this is a law that mitigates all the risks arising from President Nawrocki's political circle during the legislative process. We are truly open to a productive discussion on this topic.
However, the Senate recently introduced amendments liberalizing the provisions of the bill that passed the Sejm.You're talking about amendments that restore the legal status quo prior to the bill that came out of the Sejm. Currently, there are no strict minimum distances for locating wind farms from roads or airports. The bill at the Sejm level introduced restrictions that currently don't exist. However, at the Senate level, we concluded that there's no point in introducing new restrictions, since such problems don't currently exist and each investment is assessed individually. We have nearly 11 GW of wind capacity located without such restrictions. Wind turbines have been in the power system for nearly 20 years. Have you heard of any incidents involving wind turbines located too close to roads or airports? No, and do you know why? Because the authorities issuing permits are responsible, and if there's a significant risk, such decisions are denied.
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There aren't any. So we're not introducing any new distances. I want to emphasize that even under the Law and Justice party (PiS), these additional buffers weren't in place. It's not like these investments will be built without military or local government consent, because each investment will be assessed separately. We want to maintain that. Not a hard ban, but an individual assessment of each investment.
However, what if the president does not agree with this argument and vetoes this bill?As the Ministry of Energy, we know how to present arguments to the president. We have prepared scenarios, but it's too early to discuss them. This bill should be signed into law for the good of our economy.
