Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy from the Ministry of Climate and Environment, talked about where Poland stands with regard to wind energy in the Baltic Sea.
– As part of Phase I of offshore wind power projects, investors have already obtained administrative decisions from the president of the Energy Regulatory Authority. We are creating stable conditions for implementation and building a real common understanding, aiming to build a strong new sector of the economy. Analytical work at the expert level is underway to examine all functions of the maritime economy, shipping and fishing in terms of safety and tourism, said Ireneusz Zyska.
In his view, these are the functions that will determine the true potential of offshore wind energy in Poland. – We want to implement this step by step, working very closely with various entities, listening to recommendations, solving problems, and considering various proposals, declared the Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Sources.
Gustaw Szarek, Partner at McKinsey & Company, spoke about the challenges of offshore in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. – What we have seen in the last two years, which in fact started with COVID and the disruption of supply chains, is the increase in the price of steel and energy raw materials, which has directly translated into the increase in capital expenditure in the industry, noted Gustaw Szarek.
According to the expert, the increase was about 20–30%. – The price of electricity on wholesale markets has gone up, so if we look from this perspective, the Polish economy and the Polish energy system are in great need of offshore. And not only to provide green energy, but also to guarantee cheaper energy and to fill the shortage that will be created in the Polish system after the coal-fired units are retired due to reaching the end of their service life. The energy mix based on renewable sources is more independent, Szarek said.
Energia wiatrowa – to się opłaca
O bezpieczeństwie energetycznym, dekarbonizacji i dywersyfikacji źródeł energii w Polsce rozmawiali uczestnicy panelu „Morska energetyka wiatrowa – strategiczne wyzwanie dla Polski” podczas Forum Ekonomicznego w Karpaczu.
