Poland is planning to start the construction of a fleet of six nuclear power reactors in 2026 with the first to begin commercial operation by 2033 and all six to be online in 2040, climate minister Michal Kurtyka said.
Mr Kurtyka told an online seminar organised by the Nuclear Energy Agency that nuclear would provide baseload power for Poland as art of a zero-emissions system that will replace traditional assets such as coal.
About 80% of Poland’s electricity comes from ageing coal plants, many of which will have to close in the coming decade. Poland wants to reduce that to 60% in the 2030s.
It is the only EU state that has not pledged to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Facing pressure from the European Union to reduce emissions, it has planned to build significant nuclear capacity.
Mr Kurtyka told an online seminar organised by the Nuclear Energy Agency that nuclear would provide baseload power for Poland as art of a zero-emissions system that will replace traditional assets such as coal.
About 80% of Poland’s electricity comes from ageing coal plants, many of which will have to close in the coming decade. Poland wants to reduce that to 60% in the 2030s.
It is the only EU state that has not pledged to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Facing pressure from the European Union to reduce emissions, it has planned to build significant nuclear capacity.
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