Poland cares about diversified sources as part of ensuring energy security
05.06.2023
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met with European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson. The main topic of their discussion was the current situation on the European energy market. The Polish government has so far taken a number of measures to become independent from Russian raw materials, including the construction and opening of the Baltic Pipe, and interconnectors with countries such as Slovakia, Czechia and Lithuania. There are also plans to build a floating gas port, large nuclear power plants and smaller modular reactors. At the same time, we have significantly increased the diversification of energy sources. The implementation of the plans and the finalisation of current investments will strengthen security in Poland and Central Europe.
Energy security
We are actively pursuing an energy policy to make our country's future secure and greener. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki holds international talks on energy sovereignty and just transition.
Poland's energy sector currently relies mainly on coal, but in recent years there has been a dynamic development of renewable energy sources. We continue to strengthen Poland's energy independence. Through diversification of energy sources and new technologies, we are ensuring energy security for citizens. We put emphasis on new solutions that will allow us to access green and cheap electricity.
Poland's energy mix
Since 2015, the government has changed its gas procurement policy. We have been able to significantly increase natural gas production through, among other things, the development of extraction activities in the North Sea. We have consistently commissioned new investments in the gas sector; these include, among other things, new interconnectors with: Czechia, Germany, Slovakia and Lithuania. We significantly increased the potential for LNG imports through the Świnoujście gas port. We completed the construction of the Baltic Gas Pipeline on schedule. The construction of a floating gas port, a nuclear power plant and the expansion of the oil port in Gdańsk are already planned. All these measures allowed us to become independent of Russian gas.
In 2022, we have decided to build two large nuclear power plants in Poland. At the same time, we will invest in Small Modular Reactors – SMRs – which are smaller than traditional large complexes. This is green energy that is cheap and safe. We are investing and focusing on the environment, facilitating the individual involvement of each citizen in implementing green solutions.
Energy transition
At a meeting with the head of the Polish government, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson presented a plan to increase cooperation in terms of the electricity market and renewable energy sources.
Any EU regulation in the area of European energy policy must take into account national specificities. Poland will not accept a pace that is not adapted to the current situation in our region. We want the energy transition to be just.
Government Spokesman Piotr Müller
