Poland won't be building more conventional coal plants

Poland won’t be building any new conventional coal-fired power blocks once the new Energa’s Ostrołęka unit is built, the Minister of Energy Krzysztof Tchórzewski said. Instead, Poland will be looking into coal gasification technology with the planned PLN 5 billion 500 MW block planned by Enea, which will be used as a test run of new technology, which profitability and technology will be evaluated few years after its launch. Back in May, Enea announced it will conclude feasibility study for a coal gasification project in Lubelskie voivodship by the end of the year. The Ostrołęka block should become operational in 2024.