WINDMission Hungary – 4 May 2027

09:00 Registration & Networking

10:00 Conference opening and welcome address.

10:15 Hungary’s Wind Market Reopens: What Happens Next?

Hungary has spent more than a decade with virtually no new wind development. The regulatory environment has now changed dramatically.

What must happen for projects to reach construction?

• What must happen for projects to reach construction?
• Hungary’s 2030 wind ambition and the pathway towards 4 GW
• What has changed since the 2024 liberalisation?
• The 700 MW grid-capacity tender and what it means for developers
• Annual wind grid-connection tenders from 2027 onwards
• Where does Hungary want new wind capacity to be built?

10:30 SESSION I: The New Hungarian Wind Regulations: A Developer’s Guide

A practical explanation of the regulatory framework that developers and investors will actually have to work with.

• 700-metre minimum distance from residential areas
• Changes to previous siting restrictions
• Simplified areas for wind development
• Turbine height of up to 199 metres in designated areas
• Environmental and construction permitting
• Military and aviation restrictions
• Local authority involvement
• What remains a constraint despite the reforms?

11:15 Networking Break

12:00 SESSION II: Can Hungary Build 4 GW of New Wind by 2030?

From regulatory reform and grid access to construction and financial close — what will it take to deliver Hungary’s next generation of wind farms?

• Which projects will move first? — development pipeline, priority regions and project maturity
• Can the grid and permitting system keep pace? — connection capacity, approvals and development timelines
• Can projects be financed and built competitively? — project economics, turbine costs, EPC capacity and financing
• What could prevent Hungary from reaching 4 GW? — regulatory, grid, supply-chain and market risks

12:40 Networking Break

13:20 SESSION III: Where Will Hungary’s New Wind Farms Be Built?

• Identifying the best development zones
• Land availability and landowner agreements
• Wind resource assessment at modern turbine hub heights
• 199-metre turbines: economics versus planning constraints
• Grid proximity versus wind resource
• Environmental constraints
• Military, aviation and radar restrictions
• Municipalities and local acceptance
• Repowering existing wind sites versus greenfield development

14:00 Networking Lunch Break

15:00 SESSION IV: Wind + Solar + Storage: Hungary’s New Renewable Power Model

Hungary’s electricity system is already heavily dominated by solar, while wind can provide a complementary production profile. The country’s current energy strategy explicitly envisages substantial growth in both technologies.

• Why Hungary needs more wind alongside its solar fleet
• Wind + BESS hybrid projects
• Can co-located BESS improve the economics of Hungarian wind projects?
• Shared grid connections
• Curtailment reduction
• Intraday trading
• Balancing markets
• Curtailment, balancing revenues and price arbitrage
• Optimising renewable portfolios
• Can new wind capacity unlock Hungary’s green hydrogen economy?
• Industrial offtakers seeking firm renewable power

15:40 Networking Break

16:10 INVESTOR ROUNDTABLE

• Which projects are investors looking for?
• What is an acceptable development-stage risk?
• What returns are required?
• Greenfield or acquisition?
• Merchant or contracted?
• What makes a Hungarian wind project bankable?
• Will international developers enter the market?
• Will Hungary see consolidation?

16:50 Closing of the conference and networking drinks

Agenda Disclaimer

The agenda is subject to change to reflect developments in the energy market, regulatory changes and emerging industry priorities. DMVR reserves the right to modify the agenda, speakers and session content as necessary. DMVR accepts no responsibility for changes resulting from speaker cancellations, no-shows or circumstances beyond its reasonable control. Please always check for updates or contact us.