Poland Brings Country’s Largest Gas-Fired Power Plant Online

From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

While Miliband puts our energy security at risk, Poland are building new gas plants:

State-owned PGE, the largest power producer in Poland, said the 1,366-MW PGE Gryfino Dolan Odra power station has entered commercial operation. The facility is now the country’s largest gas-fired power plant.

Officials on Nov. 8 said the station will supply about 5% of Poland’s electricity. PGE officials said the plant is “one of the most modern in Europe.” The investment “will strengthen Poland’s energy security and ensure a stable energy supply for more than 3 million households,” Dariusz Marzec, PGE’s CEO, said during Friday’s launch ceremony.

Miłosz Motyka, the country’s deputy climate minister, said the new facility will “not only have a direct impact on the stability of the electricity system, i.e. on security, but is also another step in the transformation of our economy.”

“Gas investment is a very important part of the energy transition and the move towards climate neutrality,” said Robert Kropiwnicki, deputy minister of state assets. “We are constantly expanding the RES [renewable energy] system.” Kropiwnicki noted, though, that renewables “need parallel stable energy sources working as a base, and at the moment there is no more flexible capacity than gas capacity.” Renewable energy accounted for about 26% of Poland’s power generation in 2023.

Poland in the past week needed to import energy from neighboring countries, including Germany, Sweden, and Ukraine as a lack of wind led to a decline in energy production from wind turbines, according to Business Insider Polska.

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