What are the key factors affecting the power supply industry in Poland?

When exploring the Power Supply industry in Poland, several key considerations are essential for comprehensive understanding. The regulatory landscape is crucial, as Poland adheres to EU directives, which influence energy production standards, emissions, and renewable energy targets.

How important is PV energy in energy production in Poland?

The importance of energy from PV installations in energy production in Poland increased significantly. The share of PV energy in electric power from RES increased from 3% in 2019 to more than 23.3% in 2022 and 4.5% in the total generation structure (four years ago, it was only 0.4%).

How much energy does Poland produce from wind?

The amount of energy produced from wind sources and introduced into the Polish power system is systematically increasing. In recent years, the produced amount of energy from onshore wind installations is around 14 GWh. Wind energy accounted for about 10% energy consumed in the country in 2022.

What are the energy balancing arrangements in Poland?

As is the case in the majority of Member States, the energy balancing arrangements in Poland consist of three main elements: programme responsibil-ity, the single-buyer market for balancing energy operated by the TSO following market closure, and the imbalance settlement process.

How much does energy storage cost in Poland?

The Metering Act has introduced mandatory electronic registration of energy storage facilities above 50 kW. This will allow monitoring the development of storage technologies in Poland. In the draft update of PEP 2040, about 5 GW of prosumer and large-scale energy storage capacity was assumed. Their cost was estimated at nearly $9.4 billion.

Why do prosumers invest in photovoltaic roofs in Poland?

Besides the big commercial investors Poland has almost one million prosumers who invested in small RE installations, in majority photovoltaics roof, in the recent three years. This prosumers’ development boom was driven by the subsidies that the Polish government offered to individuals.