According to the energy company VSB, the expansion of wind power in Saxony-Anhalt is making much better progress than in the neighboring state of Saxony - mainly due to political decisions. "I believe that politics has an extremely strong influence," VSB Managing Director Thomas Winkler told the German Press Agency. While around five times as many new plants have been built in Saxony-Anhalt as in Saxony, the necessary framework conditions are lacking there.
"There are many good locations that would be well suited, but politicians are not designating the areas," criticized Winkler. The so-called two percent target - according to which two percent of the state's land area is to be designated for wind energy by the end of 2032 - is not being implemented. In Saxony-Anhalt, on the other hand, the political course is "much more progressive" and cooperation with the authorities is also much less complicated there.
