Poland close to consensus with EC on the Winter Package – Tchórzewski

According to the Minister of Energy Krzysztof Tchórzewski Poland is close to strike a deal regarding the so-called Winter Package energy deal, and there is a strong chance to obtain derogations, both in terms of general requirements and the power market. “There is hope, for example, to get a nationwide emissivity measurement system rather than a single one,” the minister said. Tchórzewski noted that for Poland the most important is the power market. “Without it, our energy and our challenges, including our economy, are not sustainable,” he said. For the time being, the EC proposes that public aid in the form of a power market could not apply to generating units with an emissivity of more than 550 kg CO2 per MWh, which excludes practically all Polish coal blocks. Poland hopes to be able to delay the implementation of this regulation. Tchórzewski explained that due to the high increase in domestic electricity consumption in recent years, it is impossible to reduce coal production.