Poland’s Dirty Coal Faces Competition From Cleaner Imports
- Government has committed to supporting domestic coal industry
- Cheaper power prices in neighboring markets stimulate imports
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Poland’s coal-dominated power market is getting a breath of fresh air.
The eastern European country boosted electricity imports in the first half of the year by 59 percent, according to data from Polish grid operator PSE SA. Most of that was from Sweden, Lithuania and Ukraine, and was generated from wind, hydro and nuclear power.