Poland could suffer power outages in the summer – market lobby

Sustained heatwaves this summer could cause problems for Italian and Polish electricity networks, potentially causing disruption to supplies, market lobby ENTSO-E said in its report. Grids in other European countries are prepared for the summer heat. According to ENTSO-E expert Alban Joueau, the situation in Poland will be the most critical between July 17-24, and during daytime consumption peaks between 13-14:00. The situation could be resolved if there was sufficient solar and wind capacity, but that’s not the case in Poland. Even though there is a high amount of solar generation available at the same time in neighboring Germany, import is limited due to unscheduled flows through the Polish system. According to a recent report by the Weather Company, Poland, along with most of Europe might experience above-average temperatures from June to August.