Eastern Europe faces a rough ride to fulfil its wind potential

The road has not been easy in recent years, with some countries hitting political and regulatory barriers, and the financial crisis taking its toll.

There are still good prospects — with the potential for annual additions of up to 500MW in the right conditions — in Poland and Romania, although both of these face different problems, while other countries, such as Bulgaria and Hungary, appear to have hit a wall for now.

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