Aug 4 2010
A recent Frost & Sullivan analysis indicates that Poland has been very measured in implementing the development of offshore wind farms in spite of the fact that the country leads other Central and Eastern European countries in wind energy production.
The report mentions that none of the Eastern European nations have taken steps to install offshore wind turbines, while it is well accomplished in countries such as UK and Denmark.
According to the report, currently Poland has a wind generating capacity of 1005 MW from wind turbines located on shore. Though some of the wind farms such as PGE (Polish Energy Group) have shown interest in installing offshore wind turbines, they did not receive support from the government. Some of the most important issues that obstruct the growth of offshore wind power generation include, lack of proper law for installing offshore wind turbines, underdeveloped grid infrastructure and lack of grid connectivity.
Currently, due to peripheral pressure Poland is making amendments in its laws to encourage offshore wind farms to execute its obligations to EU, to hoist its present capacity of 1,005 MW to 10,000 or 12,000 MW by the year 2020. Moreover the government has created Polish Marine Network Consortium to boost the developmental work and to eradicate the existing blockades faced by the sector. According to the report the speedy changes in legislation amendments and development in grid connectivity will allow the installation of its first offshore wind energy generating park within next 10 years.
Source: http://www.frost.com