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In 2024, the ENRI team at A&O Shearman completed a series of significant transactions, highlighting our commitment to advancing the renewable energy sector. Here are some of the key deals we advised on this past year. ...more
One of support schemes available in Poland is the auction-based support scheme regulated in the RES Act. It grants the winners of the auctions the right to cover the negative balance for the period indicated by the generator...more
Increasing demand for energy supply, mothballing, phasing out old inefficient power units, and the electricity shortages experienced in the summer of 2015 in Poland these are some of the reasons why Poland has introduced the...more
An amendment to the Polish Energy Law, effective from 7 September 2023, will create new opportunities for entities interested in securing renewable energy in Poland. The amendment introduces significant changes to the rules...more
A key barrier to developing new RES installations in Poland is the limited power capacity of the Polish power grid, which results in many refusals to connect new installations to the grid. Cable pooling is regarded as a...more
On 8 February 2023, Sejm, the Lower chamber of Polish Parliament, adopted amendment to the act on investments in wind farms, prepared by the Minister of Climate and Environment (the Amendment)....more
As a sharp increase in energy prices has been observed in recent months, the Polish Parliament, following the Council of the European Union, introduced a new emergency intervention in the electricity market to protect...more
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more
New opportunities for the development of a low carbon hydrogen economy in Poland - On 2 November 2021, the Council of Ministers approved the Polish Hydrogen Strategy to the year 2030 with an outlook to the year 2040 (the...more
Coronavirus Throws EU Climate Plans into Disarray - "Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should 'forget about' the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus." Why this is important: ...more
Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong - "'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more
Gas is a key source of energy supply to Europe and plays a fundamental role in Europe’s energy supply mix. Europe is a net importer of gas, which enters in one of two ways: either as natural gas transported via pipeline or...more
Oil Soars After Trump Nixes Iran Nuclear Deal, Stocks Rally - "Crude oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a nuclear accord with Iran, a move that...more
On 28 June 2017, an official bill amending the Renewable Energy Sources Act and certain other acts (including the Act on Wind Farm Investments), was published on the website of the Government Centre for Legislation. One of...more
Overview of LNG in Europe - Gas is a key source of energy supply to Europe, and plays a fundamental role in Europe’s energy supply mix. Europe is a net importer of gas, which enters Europe in one of two ways: as natural...more
On August 5, 2015, the President of the Republic of Poland signed a new act on control over certain investments dated July 24, 2015 (Journal of Laws of 2015, item 1272). The purpose of the new act is to take the opportunity...more