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A Polish company invests $16 billion in electricity transmission

March 18, 2024

The Polish electricity company PSE announced that it will invest approximately $16 billion; With the aim of developing the electrical interconnection network and delivering electricity based on clean energy sources such as nuclear, solar and wind energy.

The company said that it will construct a pipeline to transmit electricity with a length of 4,850 kilometers and a capacity of 400 kilovolts. With the aim of moving away from the use of coal, which Poland relies heavily on to generate electricity; Whereas 70.7% of the electricity produced in 2022 in Poland came from coal.

Poland, with its newly elected government in 2023, wants to reduce reliance on coal to generate electricity to only 35% instead of 70.7%. It also seeks to accelerate the clean transition process and increase the capacity of renewable energy generation to 18 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, 19 gigawatts of onshore wind, and 45 gigawatts. From solar energy.

In its pursuit of a green transition, in 2023 Poland obtained a permit from the International Atomic Energy Agency to establish a nuclear power station in 2026 in Pomerania, Poland.