Poland has registered a record 50% share of renewable power in its installed capacity at the end of 2025, up from 24.12% in 2020, according to Poland's Ministry of Climate and Environment (ministry account on X, 17/02/2026). According to the Ministry, total renewable capacity reached 37,777 MW at the end of 2025, thanks to a steady development of solar (from around 4 GW in 2020 to 24.8 GW in 2025) and wind (from 6 GW to over 10.5 GW in 2025).
“Additionally, the share of renewable energy sources in Poland's electricity production reached a record 31.41% in 2025. Polish renewable sources produced nearly 55,000 GWh” said the minister, i.e. nearly twice as much as in 2020. In the past five years, the share of renewables int he power mix rose from 17.8% in 2020 to over 31% in 2025, nearly 1/3 of the power mix.
Despite this progress, hard coal and lignite still make up nearly half of Poland's energy mix, leaving the country's electricity production among the dirtiest in the EU. A major shift to low-carbon generation is expected in the early 2030s, when Poland's first nuclear power plant is due to start operations.
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