Wind power is a growing source of electricity in Poland. In 2019, wind was the second most important source of electricity produced in Poland, after coal, accounting for about 10% of the electricity production. [1]
Wind power is a growing source of electricity in Poland. In 2019, wind was the second most important source of electricity produced in Poland, after coal, accounting for about 10% of the electricity production. [1]
From 2012 to 2014 the Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines were the tallest wind turbines in the world with a pinnacle height of 210 metres (690 ft). They are still the tallest wind turbines installed on lattice towers.
In May 2018 state-owned PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna decided to invest in offshore wind power pending delayed negotiations on building nuclear power plants in Poland. They aim to build 2.5 GW by 2030. [2]
The total wind power grid-connected capacity in Poland was 9,428.3 MW as of 31 December 2023. [3] [4] In September 2020, the government announced a 130 billion zloty (£26.5 billion) plan to invest in offshore wind. [5] According to Poland's Supreme Audit Office, the Polish areas of the Baltic Sea could generate up to 28 GW in offshore wind power. [6] The Polish government's energy development plan aims for an installation of 5.9GW of offshore wind power by 2030 and 11GW by 2040. [6] A 1.5 GW offshore wind farm is currently being built near Słupsk. [7]
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Installed capacity (MW) [8] [9] [10] | 0 | 27 | 63 | 63 | 83 | 153 | 276 | 544 | 725 | 1,180 | 1,616 | 2,497 | 3,390 | 3,834 [11] | 5,100 [12] | 5,782 [12] | 5,917 [13] | 6,294 [3] | 7,306 [3] | 8,256 [3] | 9,428 [3] | 10,140 [14] |
| Generation (GWh) [15] | 132 | 234 | 506 | 796 | 1,051 | 1,843 | 2,745 | 4,435 | 5,822 | 7,184 [16] | 10,858 [12] | 11,623 [12] | 14,685 [1] | 15,800 [17] | ||||||||
| % of electricity production | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2.74% | 3.53% | 4.59% [16] | *6.6% [18] | 7.1% [19] | 9.8% [1] | 10.0% [17] | ||||||||
| *Provisional estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
As of the end of 2015, total installed capacity was 5.1 gigawatts (GW), [12] which provided 10,858 gigawatt-hours (GW·h) [12] — around 6.22% of the electricity consumed in the country. [20] By year end 2016 total installed capacity had risen to 5,782 MW. [12]
Energy production sources are also registered by the state Energy Regulatory Office (URE). [21] [22]
| EU and Poland wind energy capacity (MW) [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Country | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 | ||||||||
| - | EU-27 | 220,253 [31] | 204,499 [32] | 188,892 [33] | 142,042 [30] | 128,751 [34] | 117,384 [34] | 105,696 | 93,957 | 84,074 | 74,767 | 34,383 | 9,678 | ||||||||
| 9 | Poland | 9,428 [3] | 8,256 [3] | 7,306 [3] | 5,782 [30] | 5,100 [30] | 3,834 [34] | 3,390 [34] | 2,497 | 1,616 | 1,107 | 83 | 0 | ||||||||
Some of the points of production are: [35] [36] [37] [38]
