The Ministry of Energy of Poland has presented a revised version of the Polish Energy Policy to 2040. The draft document was originally published in November 2018. The text is open for public consultation until the end of November 2019.
The revised Polish Energy Policy to 2040 ambitions to cut the share of coal in the power mix from 80% to 56-60% in 2030 and to increase the share of renewable to 21-23% (against 27% in the first draft). It promotes onshore wind and offshore wind. The Ministry of Energy has developed a draft regulation to foster the expansion of offshore wind capacity, which will be presented to the Council of Minister and is expected to be adopted in 2020. It would enable the development of the first offshore wind project by 2025.
The other 2030 objectives, which include a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions in comparison to 1990, a 23% rise in energy efficiency compared with 2007 and the construction of Poland’s first nuclear reactor by 2033, remained the same.