One of the pillars of the plan to abandon the import of Russian energy resources announced today by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is to be investments in renewable energy. According to the Ministry of Climate, by the end of this decade, the installed capacity in renewable energy sources could increase more than threefold in relation to the current potential.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa yesterday announced a plan to abandon the import of energy resources from Russia. The import of Russian coal is to be completed within a few weeks, while the purchase of gas and oil is expected to end later this year.
The diversification of the directions of gas and oil supplies is of key importance for ending the import of Russian fuels. An important place in the new governmental plan was also found for renewable energy sources.
In addition to RES, the pillar of the energy transformation, which will result in independence from the import of energy resources from Russia, is to be investments in nuclear power plants – including those based on SMR and MMR technologies.
While renewable sources are to be an important element of the government’s plan to build energy independence, the opportunities for renewable energy development in the government’s current energy strategy entitled Poland’s energy policy until 2040 seems to be increasingly underestimated.
The Polish Energy Policy until 2040, adopted by the government a year ago, mentions an increase in the potential of offshore wind farms to 5.9 GW by 2030, the capacity of onshore wind farms to 8-10 GW, and photovoltaics to 5-7 GW – meanwhile the latter value was exceeded already at the end of 2021, and it is a matter of 1-2 years to achieve the target for onshore wind energy.
More information on the announcement of the development of renewable energy in the coming years.