Development of SHP locations in Poland Ewa Malicka Towarzystwo Rozwoju Małych Elektrowni Wodnych Project Meeting, 3rd October 2013 Kraków
Hydropower potential utilisation
History of hydropower in Poland
Investment process - permits A permission from a river manager/a tender for weir lease/an agreement for lease A decision on environmental considerations of permission of a project completion (environmetal impact assessment) A zoning decision in case of lack of a zoning plan An agreement on terms and conditions of grid connection A use of water permission for building a water installation and for use of water for the purpose of energy generation A tenancy agreement for lands covered with running water (always being State property) A building permission A concession for energy generation
Energy Policy in Poland NATIONAL ACTION PLAN AS REGARDS RENEVABLE ENERGY SOURCES Supplement to the National Action Plan from 2nd December, 2011, p. 1 and 2 The Energy Policy defines main aims in the area of the development of RES, which include: ( ) Utilisation for electrictity generation of existing damming facilities being the property of the State The Policy, apart from aims, specifies the actions to be implemented, which include: ( ) The evaluation of possibilities of utilisation for electrictity generation of existing damming facilities being the property of the State, by their inventory, framework environmental assesment and elaborating the rules of giving access to them to investors..
Damming facilities National Water Management inventory Damming facilities being the property of the State, inventoried by the National Water Management (with head over 0,7 m)* 14 420 SHPPs by the inventoried facilities* 651 The degree of hydropower utilisation of the inventoried facilities 4,5% *źródło: Prezentacja pt. Inwentaryzacja stopni piętrzących, M. Kowalczyk, KZGW, Konferencja Dziś i jutro energetyki wodnej w Polsce i UE, Renexpo, Warszawa, 18.10.2012.
Problems Problems: 1. There is no public access to the inventory of damming facilities made by the National Water Management; 2. Unregulated legal status of properties (dams, weirs); 3. Lack of effective regulations giving access to the properties to investors.
No public acces to the inventory of the damming facilities *źródło: Prezentacja pt. Inwentaryzacja stopni piętrzących, M. Kowalczyk, KZGW, Konferencja Dziś i jutro energetyki wodnej w Polsce i UE, Renexpo, Warszawa, 18.10.2012
No public acces to the inventory of the damming facilities *źródło: Prezentacja pt. Inwentaryzacja stopni piętrzących, M. Kowalczyk, KZGW, Konferencja Dziś i jutro energetyki wodnej w Polsce i UE, Renexpo, Warszawa, 18.10.2012
RESTOR Hydro project UNLEASH MICROHYDRO POTENTIAL IN EUROPE www.restor-hydro.eu
RESTOR Hydro project RESTOR Hydro Map 50 000 sites in Europe, including: 6 000 sites in Poland (by 2015) 2 211 sites at present
RESTOR Hydro project Publicly available at: http://www.restor-hydro.eu/tools/mills-map
Legal status of properties *źródło: Prezentacja pt. Inwentaryzacja stopni piętrzących, M. Kowalczyk, KZGW, Konferencja Dziś i jutro energetyki wodnej w Polsce i UE, Renexpo, Warszawa, 18.10.2012
Regulations giving access to properties
Draft regulations affecting hydropower Fees for water usage for hydropower purposes So far there are only fees for the use of lands covered with water. These fees depend on income generated from energy production in a hydropower plant. New regulations are planned to introduce fees for water usage depending on discharge (not related to head), which is very unjust for low head schemes. Conditions of water usage in water regions Documents under preparation by water authorities defining very detailed conditions of water usage in each region as a consequence of WFD implementation. The documents will introduce: -revision of permits in force and obligating SHP operators to build fish-passes and other mitigation measures, - minimal flow regulations - no-go rivers, etc. Masterplans the list of all investment projects, which are planned by 2021 and which can affectt the status of water and realisation of environmental objectives for water bodies.
Draft regulations affecting hydropower RZGW i regiony wodne
Draft regulations affecting hydropower RZGW Kraków Region wodny Górnej Wisły 1. Dwie kategorie rzek z punktu widzenia zachowania ciągłości morfologicznej (szczególnie istotne (wykaz) i pozostałe cieki lub ich odcinki). 2. Na rzekach szczególnie istotnych przepławki dla jesiotra lub łososia (wykaz). 3. Na pozostałych ciekach przepławki dla certy i węgorza. 4. W przypadku obu kategorii rzek wydanie pozwolenia wodnoprawnego na wykonanie obiektu energetyki wodnej jest możliwe pod warunkiem wyposażenia go w urządzenia eliminujące śmiertelność organizmów, a na wykonanie budowli piętrzącej urządzenia zapewniającego migrację. 5. Brak zapisów na temat terminów wyposażania istniejących obiektów w przepławki i urządzenia eliminujące śmiertelność organizmów. 6. Ograniczenia w nowej zabudowie hydrotechnicznej: a. na wszystkich ciekach nowe budowle piętrzące nie mogą w powiązaniu z już istniejącymi powodować zmiany naturalnego reżimu hydrologicznego ani negatywnych oddziaływań na ciągłość morfologiczną w jakiejkolwiek jednolitej części wód powierzchniowych; b. zmiany będące wynikiem nowych działań nie mogą negatywnie oddziaływać na cele środowiskowe żadnej jednolitej części wód powierzchniowych. 7. Minimalny przepływ nienaruszalny = (SNQ ) x k, gdzie k = od 0,50 do 1,52 w zależności od powierzchni zlewni i typu hydrologicznego rzeki (od nizinnego do górskiego). 8. Priorytet (jeden): Pobór wody z przeznaczeniem do spożycia przez ludzi przy uwzględnieniu potrzeb wodnych ekosystemów wodnych i od wód zależnych.
Draft regulations affecting hydropower RZGW Kraków Region wodny Górnej Wisły
Current situation of Renewable Energy Law in Poland Ewa Malicka Towarzystwo Rozwoju Małych Elektrowni Wodnych Project Meeting, 3rd October 2013 Kraków
Planned legislation history Draft acts on RES announced within last 2 years Introducing GC coefficients for new installations: SHP < 75 kw feed-in tariffs suggested price 0,7 PLN/kWh 75 kw <SHP < 1 MW from 1,6 in 2013 to 1,53 in 2017 1 MW <SHP < 10 MW from 1,7 in 2013 to 1,62 in 2017 10 MW<HP < 20 MW from 2,3 in 2013 r. to 2,15 in 2017 r. Lack of support (Green Certificates) for installations operating for more then 15 years; Lack of the obligation of purchase of energy from installations operating for more then 15 years; Modernisation regaining the support proportionally to the increase of capacity; Reduction of income by around 2/3 (GC) for older installations may lead to gradual liquidation of about 450-480 hydropower plants.
In actual fact as of today The Act of 26 July 2013 amending the Act - Energy Law and other laws Implements the Directive 2009/28/WE on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (solves the problem of lawsuit against Poland in the European Court of Justice) Changes for RES producers: -introduces guarantees of origin; -defines microinstallations (up to 40 kw) which are paid 80% of the energy price guaranteed for RES). http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/detailsservlet?id=wdu20130000984
In actual fact as of today The draft of optimised support schemes for producers of electricity from renewable sources and farm biogas presented by the Ministry of Economy on 17th September 2013
In actual fact as of today The draft of optimised support schemes the range of optimisation 1. Retaining the present support schemes for existing RES instalations (for 15 years from obtaining first green certificates by an instalation but maximum until 31 December 2021); 2. New solutions for existing plants as an alternative to the present system; 3. Introducing the new system of Dutch auctions for new and refurbished instalations; 4. Introducing solutions for the developent of prosument energy allowing fulfilling self needs by energy consumers.
In actual fact as of today The draft of optimised support schemes remarks from hydropower sector In case of refurbishment the regained support is proportional to the increase of capacity (impracticable in case of hydropower planst) Liquidation of support for existing hydropower plants above 1 MW The penalty fee paid by the energy suppliers in case of not fulfilling the quota of green cerificates while providing electricity to customers will be frosen at the present so the prices of green certificates will be frosen and their real value will decrease; The same price of support resulting from auctions for 15 years without including infation; Problems with predeclaring the energy generation Complicated procedures in case of changing from the old system to the new one; Problems with accesability of the system for investors etc.
Current support schemes for SHP The present support schemes for RES instalations: Guaranteed price of energy + Green Certificates included in the Energy Law equal to all RES minimum guaranteed price for energy from RES = 50 Green Certificates (property rights resulting from the certificates of origin) 1 MWh = 1 Green Certificate = Approx. 35-40 Novelty: the fee for balancing of the grid deducted from the energy price = approx. 3-4/MWh length 15 years from obtaining first green certificates by the instalation, max 31 December 2021???
Thank you! ewa.malicka@trmew.pl