A great deal needs to be done to overcome the main problems in the development of renewable energy sector. The national RES strategy places specific obligations on the Government, while specifying tasks for the Ministers of several sectors.

The government strategy is to be evaluated every three years and recommendations concerning necessary changes and solutions will be proposed. A detailed inventory of renewable energy installations in Poland will be carried out and the results published in Statistics Yearly. A database of available renewable technologies should be created.

Tasks to implement the strategy include not only organisational activities within the Government, but legal actions such as executive regulations, assistance provided to the local and regional authorities in the preparation of energy plans, simplification of licensing procedures for electricity generation from RES etc.

As instruments enhancing economic viability of RES in the initial phase of the implementation of investments, specific funds are allocated from national and foreign institutions. Financial support for beneficiares and investors in the form of grants or preferential loans is available, though with some difficulty. National institutions such as: National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Economy (NFOSiGW), Regional Funds for Environmental Protection (WFOS), Bank of Environmental Protection (BOS), EcoFund Foundation (EKOFUNDUSZ), Thermo-modernisation Foundation, Foundation for Support Programs for Agriculture (FaPa) and Techniques and Technology Agency (ATT) are engaged in allocation funds to RES purposes. In the framework of international co­operation EU pre-accession funds (ISPA, SAPARD) and PHARE have been launched. Participation of Polish partners in research and demonstration projects of European Union (FP5, FP6, ALTENER II, SYNERGY) is a support and good possibility to implement new techniques and technologies. Bilateral funds and others could be of assistance to Polish investors. These instruments should be resorted to until renewable energy sector is fully competitive on the market.

It must be emphasised that the development of the green sector would be of great benefit to the environment and to the regional and local communities in creating new jobs. And above all, diversification and decentralisation of the Polish Energy sector would contribute to security of energy supply.