Wind energy in the Czech Republic
The publication Wind Energy in the Czech Republic was published in January 2010 by the Institute of Geonics, Academy of Science, Czech Republic. Jakub Hájek, attorney at Glatzova & Co., contributed the chapter “Legislative Framework of the Construction and Operation of Wind Power Plants in the Czech Republic”.
Content:
Support for electricity production from wind power plants in strategic documents of the Czech Republic
- The strategy for sustainable development in the Czech Republic
- Government policy on the environment in the Czech Republic 2004-2010
- State energy policy
- The strategy for regional development in the Czech Republic 2007-2013
Legislative framework for electricity production from wind power plants and its support
- Accession Treaty of the Czech Republic to European Union
- Energy Management Law
- Energy Act
- Support for using renewable sources Act
- Bill of conditions for connecting to the electricity system
- ERU price decision
Key instruments for the support of electricity production from wind power plants
- The right to privileged access of wind power plants to the distribution and transmission system
- Operator’s purchase obligation towards the distribution and transmission system
- Direct financial support
- Return on investments
- Amount of proceeds from sale of units of electrical energy
- Minimum amount of feed-in tariffs
The selected problems with implementation of constructing wind power plants
- Agreeing on placement of the construction of wind power plants in respect to its influence on the landscape
- Exceptions from the basic conditions of protection of protected species
- Connections for wind power plants to the distribution system
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