A rapid push towards decarbonization is forcing and will continue to force the Polish power market to undergo a fundamental transformation over the coming decade. Regulators and markets will face new challenges as topics such as the rising need for sustainability and the opening security of supply gap in the coming years are becoming increasingly vital issues and will drive market development. Those issues have led Dentons and Aurora Energy Research to develop an introductory guide to complexities likely to become the trademark of this decade, that would map out the most important aspects of transformation and potential challenges and solutions.

In this report we provide an overview of the key uncertainties facing the Polish power system and outline the response required. Moreover, we explore in detail the topic of battery storage, which has been garnering interest as a potential source of energy security. Key highlights include:

• Power demand is expected to rise by 24 TWh by 2030 due to the continued electrification of industrial activity, heating and transport.
• Coal power plants, currently the backbone of the power system, are expected to decrease from their current capacity of 27 GW to only 5 GW by 2030, due to unfavorable economic factors.
• Renewables capacity is forecast to increase by 38 GW by 2030, some 22 GW of which could be secured through existing subsidy systems. Solar and onshore power plants are expected to remain the main contributors.
• Within the capacity market, wholesale market, and newly opening ancillary service markets, battery storage investments become viable alternatives to conventional sources of security of supply.

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