Electricity Generation from Renewable Energy Sources in Poland as a Part of Commitment to the Polish and EU Energy Policy

Józef Paska, Tomasz Surma, Paweł Terlikowski and Krzysztof Zagrajek
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Józef Paska: Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Str. Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Surma: CEZ Polska, Al. Jerozolimskie 63, 00-697 Warsaw, Poland
Paweł Terlikowski: Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Str. Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Zagrajek: Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Str. Koszykowa 75, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-31

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the state of development of renewable energy sources (RES) in Poland in accordance with the obligations of European Union energy policy. The EU Member States are obliged to adopt different support mechanisms for the development of renewable energy sources, and in consequence to achieve their Directive’s targets. Poland, being a Member State of the EU since 2004, has accepted a target of a 15% share of energy generated from renewable energy sources in final energy consumption, including 19.3% from renewable electricity until 2020. Due to the difficulties with target achievement, the authors found it reasonable to analyze the challenge of RES development in Poland. The article presents energy policy in the EU, as well as the review of measures implemented for renewable energy development. The current state of and perspectives on using renewable energy sources in Poland and in the EU are also depicted. In the article, the authors analyze the relation between reference prices at dedicated RES auctions in Poland and the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). The paper also provides a description of the renewable energy sources’ development in three areas: electricity, heat and transport biofuels. Its main content, though, refers to the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources.

Keywords: renewable energy sources; electricity generation; energy policy; electricity market; Poland; European Union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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