Slovenia is preparing a decree on preventing the opposition of the local population to wind farms
The Ministry of Infrastructure has drafted a decree on compensation for the use of land for the construction of wind farms in order to pave the way for investment and prevent opposition from the local population.
Slovenia started the procedures for the construction of the first wind farms in October 2019. The government has so far approved national development plans for three projects – Ojstrica, Paški Kozjak and Rogatec with an installed capacity of 46 MW. The investor is Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) in state ownership.
The Ministry of Infrastructure has launched a public consultation on the decree
Now the Ministry of Infrastructure has published a draft regulation and launched a public consultation on the document. The fee is provided for in the Law on the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources, adopted in 2021, and specifies the rules for assessment and payment.
The fee must be paid by the wind power producer to the local authorities where the wind farm is located, regardless of other public levies it is required to pay, the ministry said.
The fee is calculated on the basis of the annual income of the producer
According to the ministry, the purpose of the provision is to increase the social acceptability of wind farms and reduce the impact of the phenomenon not in my backyard, when the local population opposes the construction of facilities such as wind farms.
The fee would be calculated on the basis of the estimated annual income of the electricity producer from wind farms. The rate is 3 percent, according to the draft decree.
The deadline for submitting comments on the draft decree is 4 February.
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