The Polish government has unveiled a draft bill outlining a phased approach to reduce support electricity, gas, and heating consumers, prioritising households most impacted by rising utility bills. Most notably, the text proposes to increase the maximum power price for Polish households by 21% from PLN412/MWh (€95/MWh) to PNL500/MWh (€115/MWh). In addition, it introduces an energy voucher, providing cash benefits to households with monthly incomes not exceeding PLN2,500 (€575) per person in single-person households or PLN1,700 (€391) per person in multi-person households.
In response to the 2022 energy crisis, Poland implemented measures to mitigate its impact, which costed PLN33bn (€7.6bn) in 2023. The country capped power prices for vulnerable consumers and compensated utilities for the gap between the capped prices and the higher market rates. As prices have decreased, the associated costs of these support initiatives are expected to decline, as utilities now have the flexibility to reduce regulated tariffs.