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obtaining consent is not a main barrier to wind energy development in Bulgaria.
(EWEA2013: 31-41)
Hungary
Also in Hungary conventional thermal fuels are the primary resource inthe power generation
mix, accounting for 50.1% of the country’s power production in2011 (43.9%
nuclear energy). Renewable energy sources contributed 6% to the power production in
2011. Net installed wind energy capacity experienced acompound annual growth rate
(CAGR) of50% between 2007 and 2011, reaching alevel of329.3 MW at the end of
2011 (3.5% of total installed capacity of all technologies). Despite Hungary’s NREAP
target of 750 MW by 2020, wind energy deployment will slow down during 2013 due to
new regulations. The future of the support mechanism for wind energy installations is
uncertain inHungary. There has been no tendering for grid connection capacity since
2006. Acall for tender launched in2009 was cancelled later on as, according to authorities,
atargeted reduction infeed-in tariffs could not be achieved. The biggest barrier to
wind farm development inHungary isthe authorities’ lack of ambition and their modest
renewable energy targets, despite the country’s mid-term wind potential ofaround 1.8
GW. The Hungarian permit procedures do not present abarrier towind energy development.
Transmission grid infrastructure limitations are currently, as opposed tomany
othercountries, also not amajor concern in Hungary. (EWEA2013: 42-48)
Czech Republic
Most of thepower generation inCzech Republic comes from thermal (57%)and nuclear
(32%) power plants. The share of wind power reached only 0.5% in 2011 despite the
growth in wind power over recent years as aresult ofthe adoption ofarenewable energy
law in2005. Total installed wind energy capacity increased more than six times
between 2005 and 2011, reaching 217 MW by the end of 2011. The wind energy target
in the NREAP for 2020 is 743 MW. However, installed capacity was lagging behind the
growth trajectory set out in the NREAP by almost 26% atthe end of2011, mainly due
to the sudden imposition ofgrid restrictions and difficulties inobtaining environmental
impact assessment approvals. While power producers in the Czech Republic could
choose between afeed-in tariff and afeed-in premium support mechanism until the end
of 2012, the new renewable energy law that came into force on 1January 2013 allows
feed-in tariffs only for small and micro generation (installed capacity of less than 100
kilo Watt (kW), except for hydro power plants). All other generators are supported bya