Wind power growth in Czechia set to accelerate as ministry backs nearly twice as much capacity

The government has submitted for public consultation an amendment to a government regulation setting the volume of supported renewable electricity and heat sources. The regulation now also sets values for 2025. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has again not proposed operating support for photovoltaic power plants in 2025; in contrast, the state will support up to 240 MW of installed wind power capacity.

Since 2022, the government has annually set the capacity of individual types of renewable energy sources eligible for support over the following three years. The government first set such support last year. Its first amendment is now under way, adding an outlook for 2025. The volume of supported capacity for 2023 and 2024 remains unchanged.

The government regulation defines two support categories: support in the form of a green bonus and an auction bonus. Support in the form of feed-in tariffs is no longer granted to new generating facilities. The auction bonus is generally intended for facilities with higher installed capacity—wind farms above 6 MW or comprising more than 6 wind turbines, while for other sources the lower installed-capacity threshold is 1 MW.