Permitting a wind farm in Europe can take up to nine years
EnvironmentEuropean Union
- Omissions
- The nine-year figure represents the maximum duration in the most problematic cases and countries, not the EU average. Average permitting times vary significantly across Member States.
- The EU has been implementing reforms to accelerate permitting through the revised Renewables Directive.
- WindEurope and other industry sources cite this figure as representing the extreme end of permitting delays, not typical durations.
- Sources
- SecondaryWindEuropeIt takes up to nine years in some countries to hand out a permit for a single project
- SecondaryReutersSome projects face waiting times of up to nine years to receive a permit