During a session in the Sejm, the parliament in Warsaw, on Friday lawmakers rejected all amendments proposed by the wind sector to make the distance rule less harmful. The proposal now will go to the Polish Senate for approval.

Poland had added 1.27GW in new wind installations last year, to become Europe's second-largest market for new wind installations after Germany, and investors were upbeat that a new renewables act introducing tenders would lead to steady long-term growth in Eastern Europe's biggest economy.

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