Record to be set in October: Czech municipalities to vote on dozens of wind turbines

October’s elections will include 19 referendums on the construction of wind farms. The referendums, which will take place alongside municipal council elections on 9 and 10 October, will decide on up to 81 new turbines with a total capacity of 450 megawatts (MW). This would more than double existing wind capacity in Czechia and provide electricity for around 400.000 households. This is according to an analysis by the Modern Energy Union. Around 220 wind farms with a capacity of 380 MW are currently operating in the Czech Republic.

A total of 84 votes have been held in Czechia so far. Around a third of the municipalities that held referendums voted in favour of building wind farms. Interest in referendums on wind farms has grown significantly in recent years. While an average of one or two referendums were held annually in the Czech Republic between 2006 and 2022, 2026 is now a record year, with 30 votes. Together with the referendums currently planned, the total number of votes this year will exceed 100.