The Polish energy sector is the fifth largest in Europe.[1] By the end of 2023, the installed generation capacity had reached 55.216 GW,[2] while electricity consumption for that year was 167.52 TWh and generation was 163.63 TWh,[3] with 26% of this coming from renewables.[4]
In detail, the data presents as follows (year-over-year changes from 2022 in brackets):[2][3][4]
- Installed generation capacity: 55.216 GW (
9.82%) - Electricity consumption: 167.52 TWh (
3.44%) - Electricity generation: 163.63 TWh (
6.58%)
- Renewables: 39.42 TWh ( 34.72%)
- Wind: 22.12 TWh ( 20.18%)
- Solar: 13.22 TWh
- Biomass: 2.12 TWh
- Hydropower: 1.81 TWh
- Wind: 22.12 TWh (
- Fossil:
- Hard-coal: 76.61 TWh ( 12.71%)
- Lignite: 34.57 TWh ( 26.41%)
- Gas: 13.65 TWh (
36.48%) - Oil: 2.54 TWh
- Hard-coal: 76.61 TWh (
- Renewables: 39.42 TWh (
- ^ "Europe – Countries & Regions". IEA. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b "Installed Capacity per Production Type". ENTSO-E Transparency Platform. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ a b "PSE: Krajowe zużycie energii elektrycznej spadło o 3,44% r/r w 2023 r. - WysokieNapiecie.pl". wysokienapiecie.pl (in Polish). 2024-01-15. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ a b Ptak, Alicja (2024-01-03). "Poland produced record 26% of electricity from renewables in 2023". Notes From Poland. Retrieved 2024-06-04.