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term wind potential ofaround 600 MW (six times greater than foreseen inthe country’s
NREAP) the country’s high population density, small size, and extensive coverage of
nature protection areas limit the number ofsuitable wind farm locations. (EWEA 2013:
106-110)
Concluding Remarks
Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe has become Europe’s new wind energy
frontier. Further substantial growth can be expected in the region inthe upcoming years.
Significant growth inwind energy generation capacity can not only beexpected from
the Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European countries already inthe EU, but also
from those that are about to join or could potentially join the EU in the future. The
financial crisis in2008 and the sovereign debt crisis that followed caused anumber of
new challenges for the wind energy sector in the former most important European wind
energy markets. However, also some of the leading wind energy markets inCentral,
Eastern and South-Eastern Europe have been changing legislation tothe detriment of
wind energy deployment, putting their NREAP targets at risk. For the European wind
energy sector it becomes increasingly important though that newly emerged and
emerging Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European wind markets are able to
achieve their full potential, especially taking into consideration declines in the near
future in some of themorematureSouthern European markets. (EWEA2013: 5-9)
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