Strategies for supplying enterprises with energy in the context of changing coal prices on the Polish market - The effect of the war in Ukraine

Beata Ślusarczyk, Mateusz Chłąd, Janusz Michałek, Zdzisława Dacko-Pikiewicz and Armenia Androniceanu

Resources Policy, 2023, vol. 85, issue PB

Abstract: The primary fuel carrier of energy in the Polish economy is hard coal. Due to such a high share in the energy balance, it is important to guarantee stable and predictable prices for this raw material and to ensure the possibility of its availability. Climate and energy policy and the international context have a significant impact on shaping the framework of the national energy strategy. The long-term vision of striving for the EU climate neutrality by 2050 and stimulating regulatory mechanisms have an impact on the achievement of effects in the coming decades. The implementation of the 2030 climate and energy targets in the EU is crucial for a low-carbon energy transition. The objective of the article is to present, for the Polish domestic market, the PSCMI index of a group of indices for benchmark prices of thermal coal produced by domestic producers and sold in the domestic energy market and the domestic heat market. The article discusses indices for coal sold in the domestic market for power generation (PSCMI 1) and heating (PSCMI 2). Price trends and analysis of price changes for these indices between 2020 and 2022 are also analyzed. The adopted scope of the conducted research was taken into account in the period of the greatest boom in price and index changes, which was caused by various external factors.

Keywords: Energy demand; Price changes; Carbon indices; Supply; War in Ukraine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104028

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