Target wind and solar farm permitting duration

STO-REC-STATBF0NGFT2 National
6months
estimate

European Union · as of 27 Mar 2026

Target wind and solar farm permitting duration in the European Union stood at 6 months as of 27 March 2026 (GWEC).

Original source
Publisher
GWEC
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Article body
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

We want to say that that should, in theory and as a general rule, not take more than six months.

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APA
Global Wind Energy Council. (2026). EU Commissioner on Fossil Fuels Fallout and How To Ramp Up Renewables. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.gwec.net/news/eu-commissioner-on-fossil-fuels-fallout-and-how-to-ramp-up-renewables. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BF0NGFY4HN94SKDGPB5C0C5J9B
MLA
Global Wind Energy Council. "EU Commissioner on Fossil Fuels Fallout and How To Ramp Up Renewables." 2026, https://www.gwec.net/news/eu-commissioner-on-fossil-fuels-fallout-and-how-to-ramp-up-renewables. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BF0NGFY4HN94SKDGPB5C0C5J9B.
Chicago
Global Wind Energy Council. "EU Commissioner on Fossil Fuels Fallout and How To Ramp Up Renewables." 2026. https://www.gwec.net/news/eu-commissioner-on-fossil-fuels-fallout-and-how-to-ramp-up-renewables. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BF0NGFY4HN94SKDGPB5C0C5J9B.
BibTeX
@misc{gwec2026target0c5j9b, author = {{Global Wind Energy Council}}, title = {EU Commissioner on Fossil Fuels Fallout and How To Ramp Up Renewables}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_BF0NGFY4HN94SKDGPB5C0C5J9B}, note = {Original source: https://www.gwec.net/news/eu-commissioner-on-fossil-fuels-fallout-and-how-to-ramp-up-renewables. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
Global Wind Energy Council · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
EU Commissioner on Fossil Fuels Fallout and How To Ramp Up Renewables
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Article body
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
See source

Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_BF0NGFY4HN94SKDGPB5C0C5J9B