Poland to see next decade as breakthrough for its energy mix, says minister
The next decade will be a turning point for Poland's energy mix, which will be completely different from today's, energy minister Milosz Motyka told a conference during the Energy Days in Katowice. He mentioned onshore and offshore wind farms, energy storage facilities, nuclear power as the basis of the system, and gas as its stabiliser.
"The next decade will be a decade of change, and the mix will be completely different from what we have today," Motyka said.
Poland's energy minister added that the change will be made in consultation with local communities and local governments.
"This mix will be based on nuclear energy, on renewable sources, including technologies developing in Poland (...). There are no German wind turbines. This may be an opportunity for Polish companies to continue developing this technology, as in the onshore wind energy sector, where 60 percent of companies are already Polish," he pointed out.
As Motyka explained, these will be energy storage facilities that are expected to be able to stabilise the system in a de facto two-way manner.
"This will mean a greater role for energy communities, cooperatives and clusters, which will be able to balance themselves locally. This will be a strong foundation in nuclear power, and it will be offshore wind at competitive prices, and it will also be the stabilisation of our system through gas capacity. This is full diversification," he said.
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