Energy in Poland

The Polish energy sector is the fifth largest in Europe. In 2022, the country consumed 13.16 TWh of electricity, importing 3 114 GWh thereof.

The Polish energy mix in 2021 is dominated by hard coal (approx. 48%) and lignite (24%). When it comes to green energy, wind installations had the highest contribution of 9%, with other sources playing a smaller part, but growing at a faster pace. The future plan is to generate at least 50% of electricity from renewable sources by 2040 and to have some nuclear power capacity, by which time coal will cease to generate electricity.