Poland is accelerating its energy and industrial transformation to sustain economic growth, with officials warning that the current market model risks stalling progress. Speaking at the Energy Days conference in Katowice on Oct. 8, Dorota Jezierowska, director of the Strategic Energy Infrastructure Office at Poland’s Ministry of Energy, said the country must sharply increase the pace of power grid expansion to meet climate and energy goals. Under an optimistic scenario, Poland plans to spend over 440 billion złoty (about €95 billion) by 2040, including 330 billion złoty on distribution networks and 100 billion złoty on transmission infrastructure, she said .
The investments aim to integrate renewable energy, gas, and nuclear power, with distributed energy sources expected to reach nearly 90 GW by 2030 and approach 100 GW by 2035, according to Wojciech Tabiś, president of the Agency for Energy Market Regulation. Tabiś emphasized that energy costs must remain optimal to avoid economic stagnation, adding that the current “copper plate” market model fails to provide clear signals for new investments in generation, storage, or peak capacity. He noted that system stability responsibilities remain concentrated in the national transmission operator, PSE, which he argued is unsustainable .
Meanwhile, Poland’s nuclear program is advancing, with state-owned Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe ordering key long-lead components for its first reactor from Westinghouse, including structural modules and containment vessels, company president Marek Woszczyk told Rzeczpospolita on Oct. 8 .
