Povolování výroben elektřiny z obnovitelných zdrojů podle nové unijní právní úpravy aneb složitá cesta za zjednodušením

The article titled “Permitting of renewable energy power plants under new EU legislation or the complex path to simplification” examines several instruments aimed at accelerating or simplifying the permitting procedures regulated in Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2577 laying down a framework to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and/or in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (as amended). All these instruments share specific links to existing EU environmental law. Special focus is given to the presumption of overriding public interest under Article 3(1) of the Council Regulation and Article 16f of the Directive, and to the designation of renewables acceleration areas under Article 15b et seq. of the Directive. The article points out some ambiguities in this regulation, as well as its considerable complexity arising from the effort to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy while still maintaining an adequate level of environmental protection.