Southeast Europe should avoid regulatory shocks and offer greater policy visibility to help unlock its largely untapped 500GW of wind energy potential, said WindEurope.

The industry body’s CEO set out a list of recommendations to spur development in the region at a Central and Southeastern Europe Connectivity (CESEC) ministerial meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Giles Dickson said the region is paying the price for a string of changes to support schemes since 2013, some made abruptly or retroactively, which have loaded additional risk premiums onto projects.