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HWW Hewelt Wojnowski Lindner i Wspólnicy

Licence for the generation, transmission and trading of heat

We prepare licence applications for undertakings and conduct proceedings before the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE).

This offer is prepared by the team of HWW Hewelt Wojnowski Lindner i Wspólnicy sp.k. The matter is led by Aleksandra Lindner, partner and adwokat (Polish advocate). Telephone: +48 22 100 42 24.

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Fee
from 2 800 EUR net
Prices are net, in EUR. VAT depends on your status and place of establishment.

You can order this service directly, without a prior consultation. We confirm the scope and the fee before we start.

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A consultation is optional. To discuss your matter with a lawyer first, you can book a consultation. If you then order the work, its cost is credited against the project fee.

Before we start, we agree and confirm the scope and the fee. The price is indicative and does not constitute an offer within the meaning of the Polish Civil Code.

What it includes

  • We examine the exemption for sources with up to 5 MW of total installed thermal capacity (Article 32(1)(1)(e) of the Polish Energy Law (Prawo energetyczne)). We assess the network and trading where the contracted capacity is up to 5 MW (Article 32(1)(3) and (4)(a) of the Energy Law). We examine the disputed exemption in Article 32(4) of the Energy Law. We examine the supply of all heat from a source to a customer or group of customers for industrial processes and necessary accompanying needs (Article 32(4a) of the Energy Law). We verify the absence of supply to residential premises in the transmission and distribution of that heat (Article 32(4b) of the Energy Law).
  • We prepare the application, the description of the activity and the financial documentation (Article 35(1) of the Energy Law). For transmission or distribution, we include the draft development plan (Article 16(1) of the Energy Law). We verify the financing, the technical resources, the staff qualifications and the licence obstacles (Article 33(1) and (3) of the Energy Law).
  • We draft the supplements and explanations (Article 35(2a), (2b) and (3) of the Energy Law). We monitor the deadline for a heat pump (Article 32(1b)(3) of the Energy Law).
  • We examine the tariff exemptions (Article 47(1c) and (1d) of the Energy Law). If the tariff requires approval, we file the first application without delay, no later than 30 days from obtaining the licence (Article 47(1b) of the Energy Law). We verify the admissibility of advance payments and the settlement of overpayments (Article 47(1b) of the Energy Law).
  • We apply for an amendment of the licence also where there is a new source or a network extension (Article 35(2a) and (2b) of the Energy Law). We represent the client in ex officio proceedings on an amendment of the conditions or the revocation of the licence (Article 41(1), (1a), (2) and (3) of the Energy Law).
  • We appeal to the Regional Court in Warsaw, Court of Competition and Consumer Protection, against a refusal, amendment or revocation of the licence (Article 30(2) of the Energy Law). The time limit is 14 days from the delivery of the decision (Article 30(2) of the Energy Law).
  • We prepare the report of a licensed undertaking transmitting or distributing heat. We coordinate submitting the report to the President of URE and publishing information on the undertaking's website by 31 March each year (Article 7b(5) of the Energy Law). The data include, among other things, the shares of renewable energy, waste heat and cogeneration. We collect data from generators and undertakings supplying heat from another network by 31 January (Article 7b(6) and (7) of the Energy Law).

What the price does not include

  • Further tariff proceedings after the first application is filed.
  • Investment permits, grid connection and negotiations of heat sale contracts.
  • Official fees, technical studies and proceedings concerning financial penalties.

What you receive

Within the agreed scope you receive the licence obligation assessment, licence or tariff applications with annexes, explanations, an appeal, the report, information for publication and a schedule of obligations.

Who this service is for

We assist district heating companies, industrial plants and suppliers of waste heat.

Please prepare

  • A diagram of sources, the network and customers with installed and contracted capacities.
  • A description of the use of heat for industrial and residential purposes.
  • Financial and technical documents, documents confirming staff qualifications and the draft development plan.
  • Licences, letters and dates of delivery.

When this service is not enough

Disputes about supplies and settlements require a separate engagement. See: law firm for district heating.

What the fee depends on

  • The number of sources, networks and types of activity.
  • The state of the documentation.
  • The stage of the matter and the need for an appeal.

The final quotation depends on the client’s factual and legal situation; we present it once we know that situation, before work begins.

To discuss the matter with a lawyer first, you can book a consultation for PLN 600 net + VAT. If you then order the work, its cost is credited against the fee for this project.

The price is indicative and does not constitute an offer within the meaning of the Polish Civil Code.

Questions and answers

Does industrial heat always exclude the licence obligation?

Not automatically: the interpretation of Article 32(4) of the Energy Law is disputed. Article 32(4) reads: “Obtaining the licence referred to in paragraph 1 point 1 is not required for conducting business activity in the generation of heat obtained in industrial technological processes”. The provision adds: “as well as where the amount of capacity contracted by customers does not exceed 5 MW”. The law firm assesses the separateness of the conditions and the industrial character of the process in an installation, for example a server room.

What financial documents should be prepared?

An entity conducting business activity presents financial statements for the last 3 years (Article 35(1)(3) of the Energy Law). We verify whether the financial documents and the technical description correspond to the scope of activity indicated in the application.

What is the time limit for supplementing the application?

The time limit is at least 21 days from the delivery of the request (Article 35(2a) of the Energy Law). An application not correctly supplemented within the time limit is left without examination (Article 35(2b) of the Energy Law). The company should keep the confirmation of delivery.

Do heat pumps have a special time limit?

Yes, at most 30 days from the President of URE receiving the complete application (Article 32(1b)(3) of the Energy Law). The provision concerns the grant or amendment of a licence for generating heat with a pump with an installed electrical capacity of up to 50 MW. The company verifies the electrical capacity in the documentation.

  • Act of 10 April 1997, the Energy Law (Prawo energetyczne), consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2026, items 43, 516, 607, 900, 1347 and 1348.
  • Article 7b(5), (6) and (7); Article 16(1); Article 30(2).
  • Article 32(1)(1)(e), (1)(3), (1)(4)(a), (1b)(3), (4), (4a) and (4b).
  • Article 33(1) and (3); Article 35(1), (2a), (2b) and (3).
  • Article 41(1), (1a), (2) and (3); Article 47(1b), (1c) and (1d).

How to instruct us

  1. Please describe the matter in the form or call +48 22 100 42 24. Please state the planned date of the start of supplies or the date of delivery of the letter.
  2. We will reply by 17:00 on the next working day.
  3. Before work begins, we indicate in the quotation the scope and the fee, including whether the engagement covers the appeal, the first tariff and the reporting obligations.
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How to start

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