The UK authorities are busy drawing up plans for a new energy strategy with a prospect of a substantial boost for onshore wind energy, writes The Telegraph citing unnamed sources.

According to the media’s information, thousands of turbines will be set up on land in the UK, and onshore capacity must double to 30GW by 2030 and triple to 45GW by 2035. At the same time, the British planning act will be eased per the new plans.

According to an estimate from wind energy lobby group RenewableUK, 15 GW would require the installation of 3,7000 additional wind turbines, meaning that more than 7,000 additional turbines are needed to meet the 2035 target.

The plans are underway at the behest of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Secretary State of Business Kwasi Kwarteng. It is expected that Johnson, having decided to phase out energy imports from Russia, will approve the plan as soon as next week.

However, there has previously been quite a bit of resistance, even among the prime minister’s own Tory ranks and ministers, against the installation of wind turbines.

At an earlier stage, Johnson has also criticized wind turbines, calling them ”white satanic mills” that ”wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding,” writes The Telegraph.

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