Tchórzewski: coal share in energy mix to drop to 50% by 2050

The share of coal in Poland’s energy mix should drop to 50 percent by 2050, according to the ministry of energy estimates. In 2015, it stood at 79.1 percent. “We assume that in 2031 this share will be at 60 percent and by 2050 at 50 percent,” Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchórzewski said. He added that the achievement of these goals is conditioned by notification of the capacity market by the European Commission and the construction of a nuclear power plant. Tchórzewski hopes that in the notification process will be done in Q1, while the decision whether to build or not the nuclear block will be made in H1 of this year.