WEMO24-Compiled Report-Interactive compressed (002) 4154-7882-8116 v.1 - Flipbook - Page 147
Permitting is still not fast enough and
is slowing down the energy transition
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As shown by the guidelines provided by the
European Commission, the countries of the
European Union are good examples of what
could be done to speed up approval procedures,
including cross-border projects (i.e., tacit permits
process, planning priority projects, such as the
special status of national importance granted to
some renewable energy projects).
Outside the EU, other countries, such as the USA,
are competing with them in terms of energy
transition (e.g., the widespread use of one stop
shop).
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The political e昀昀ort to reduce the permitting
delay is signi昀椀cant. However, if the approval
procedures in some countries take several years,
the implementation of some measures and good
practices should help to reduce the permitting
delay to one year.
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The digitization of procedures could be the 昀椀rst
step to guaranteeing long-term development,
as it provides transparency and centralizes the
monitoring of permit applications.
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