The Polish utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE, 57.4% state-owned) has revised a decision to bring forward its carbon-neutrality target to 2040 from 2050, which the group had originally announced on 29 August 2023. PGE backtracked due to criticism from the Polish Government, which rejects a quicker phase-out of coal for the country (currently set for 2049). The government plans to transfer all coal assets of energy companies to the National Energy Security Agency (NABE), which will operate conventional coal-fired power plants for the next 20-30 years.
PGE aimed to achieve net zero operations by 2040 through an expanded renewables portfolio, zero-emission electric utilities, and district heating decarbonisation. The company had set several concrete targets for its now discarded 2040 carbon neutrality plan.
PGE is Poland’s main power generator, with a capacity of 17.8 GW and a generation of 66 TWh in 2022. Poland has a capacity of 58 GW, of which 31.5 GW comes from coal and lignite (end-2022). In 2040, the objective is to raise the share of renewables in the power mix to 51%. The country pledged to close all its coal mines in 2049.
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