A steady decline in wind power additions has continued in Austria in 2016, when only 228MW were installed, down from 323MW a year earlier and 405MW in 2014, leading to increased concern about stranded assets and intensified calls for a reform of the renewables support legislation.
The accumulated capacity reached 2.63GW at the end of last year, which enabled the Alpine country to meet 9% of its electricity needs with wind, but the slowdown in the expansion endangers Austria’s aim to be 100% renewables-powered by 2030, wind association IG Windkraft fears.
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