(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Germany aims to generate 80 per cent of its electricity from
renewables by 2030. So far this goal has been hampered by
bureaucracy, trend reports citing euronews .
Renewable energy is key as the country tries to become
independent of Russian gas imports while chasing ambitious climate
targets. Yet wind and solar projects are currently subject to
extensive paperwork and lengthy decision making and approval
processes.
New emergency regulations, agreed at the EU level in December
and approved by the German cabinet on Monday, aim to accelerate the
expansion of renewables by cutting some of this red tape.
Under the new measures, which are yet be voted on in parliament,
wind and solar projects would be approved more quickly. This will
be achieved by simplifying licensing, setting deadlines for
permitting procedures.
In certain areas, such as landfills, permitting procedures for
solar power projects would be limited to three months, and to one
month for smaller heat pumps.
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