Warsaw — Poland sold about a third of 45 terawatt hours (TWh) of green electricity it offered at auctions in December, prompting the head of the country’s energy regulator to suggest a review of regulations to better support some renewable power technologies.
The sale of 16 TWh was worth 5.1 billion zloty ($1.24 billion), the Energy Regulatory Office said on Monday, adding that interest in the auctions remained at a similar level as in 2022 and 2023.
“The lack of interest in technologies such as biogas plants, hydroelectric power plants or biomass installations indicates the need for reflection on their role in the auction and energy system,” the regulator’s head was quoted as saying in a statement.
“In this situation, it seems reasonable to consider revising the regulations, which would enable more effective support for these technologies,” Rafal Gawin added.
The auctioned electricity will be produced at new renewable plants – 198 out of 200 winning bids – for photovoltaic installations, and the rest for new wind power generation.
($1 = 4.0976 zlotys)
Reportin by Anna Koper; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise – Reuters
