Poland’s government has announced a proposal to freeze electricity, gas and heat prices in the first half of 2024 and to liberalize rules to build wind parks. According to the proposal, prices and limits on electricity should be set at the same rates as 2023 with a maximum price level of PLN 693/MWh for the first 6 months of 2024. The measure would have an estimated cost of PLN 16.5bn (€3.8bn) and it is expected to be financed by a fund set up during the pandemic to mitigate the effects of the energy crisis with contributions by Poland's top energy firms. The proposal also proposes to restore the obligation to trade electricity on the country's energy exchange, which was abolished by the outgoing Law and Justice (PiS) government.
Regarding wind energy, the draft bill proposes to reduce the minimum distance between a turbine and a residential area from 1,500 m to about 300 m, according to the level of noise emissions made by the installation.
Poland has an installed power capacity of 57.6 GW, of which 55% is coal and lignite (at end-2022). For 2030, Poland targets 23% of renewables in final energy consumption and 32% in power generation. In 2040, the objective is to raise the share of renewables in the power mix to 51%.
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