Poland's Coal Generation Falls, Yet High-Emission Plants Remain on Retainer
Coal's share of Polish electricity fell from 72.5% in 2021 to 52.7% in 2025, while renewables reached 31.4%. In June, renewables generated more electricity than coal for a full month for the first time. Gas generation also grew, and Poland's capacity market still contracts high-emitting coal plants under a European exemption that expires in 2028.
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Poland's capacity market, which pays generators to remain available regardless of output, contracted 7.58 GW of obligations in a September 2025 supplementary auction for the 2026 delivery year. High-emitting plants above 550 kg CO₂ per MWh participated under a European derogation scheduled to expire at the end of 2028, with similar auctions planned for 2027 and 2028.
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