Poland to close talks on capacity market arrangements by end-Sept

Poland should finalize capacity market arrangements with the European Commission by the end of September, energy minister Krzysztof Tchórzewski said. It includes o the design of the so-called. winter package - a proposal for the shape of the future energy market, which the Commission has notified. It assumes, among others, ban on public aid for sources with emissions above 550 kg CO2 per MWh, which in practice eliminates all carbon sources. Meanwhile, Poland is keen for coal power plants to be included in the power market. According to Deputy Minister Andrzej Piotrowski, Brussels wants the maximum level of technological neutrality in regulation. “Neutrality is neutrality, but the power market is by definition to ensure the availability of power. Renewable sources are not available all the time and the possibility of participation of foreign entities is also problematic, even from a technical point of view,” he explained. He also added that some derogations may be essential. “Some of the carbon power will soon be treated as a reserve, and will not be considered outside of any super-emergency situation,” he pointed out.