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POWER: Germany’s Law Change Could Stall 1,000 Wind Projects Industry Body Warns

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 Germany's Bundestag is poised to pass a law change that could slow down up to 1,000 wind projects, according to industry body LEE NRW.

  • The draft bill aims to restrict the approval of wind turbine projects in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) during a transitional period. The bill is likely to be passed in the Bundestag before snap elections on 23 Feb, according to Bloomberg.
  • Initially, the Green State Ministry of Economic Affairs wanted to halt all approval procedures until the regional plans were completed.
  • Hans-Josef Vogel, chairman of LEE NRW, criticised the state government’s approach, calling it a "fatal signal" for NRW’s energy transition.
  • Vogel emphasised the importance of local and regional control but urged swift action by regional councils to avoid stalling progress.
  • As a solution to the deadlock, the industry body is pushing for the regional plans to be adopted very quickly.
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 Germany's Bundestag is poised to pass a law change that could slow down up to 1,000 wind projects, according to industry body LEE NRW.

  • The draft bill aims to restrict the approval of wind turbine projects in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) during a transitional period. The bill is likely to be passed in the Bundestag before snap elections on 23 Feb, according to Bloomberg.
  • Initially, the Green State Ministry of Economic Affairs wanted to halt all approval procedures until the regional plans were completed.
  • Hans-Josef Vogel, chairman of LEE NRW, criticised the state government’s approach, calling it a "fatal signal" for NRW’s energy transition.
  • Vogel emphasised the importance of local and regional control but urged swift action by regional councils to avoid stalling progress.
  • As a solution to the deadlock, the industry body is pushing for the regional plans to be adopted very quickly.