On 27 April, the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU will submit a third draft compromise on the proposal for a directive on accelerated permitting of infrastructure and renewable energy projects, presented on 10 December as part of the ‘Networks’ package (see EUROPE B13770A4).
As a reminder, while it takes around five years to obtain a permit for electricity transmission networks, according to the ACER agency, the directive aims to speed up authorisation procedures for all...