„Winter from the perspective of Poland may not be easy, but thanks to the balance sheets being satisfactory we are optimistic about the near future. We have PV generation, we were able to repair all the units, so we have a lot of available capacity. When it comes to fuel, Poland has large reserves and this is reassuring,” said Tomasz Sikorski, President of PSE during the conference „Energy Security – Pillars and Prospects for Development” in Rzeszów.
During the ongoing conference „Energy Security – Pillars and Prospects for Development” held in Rzeszów, Tomasz Sikorski, president of PSE, made a statement. He referred to the coming winter, and whether the company was ready for it.
„Winter from the perspective of Poland may not be easy, but thanks to the balance sheets being satisfactory we are optimistic about the near future. We have PV generation, we were able to repair all the units, so we have a lot of available capacity. When it comes to fuel, Poland has large reserves and this is reassuring,” said Tomasz Sikorski.
„We are currently facing three challenges that will determine the pace of the transformation. The development and modernisation of electricity networks is the first one. Recently, Commissioner Kadri Simpson said that almost 600 billion euros will be spent on this by 2030. However, to do this, we need to have materials and performers, and for this you need to think about long-term projects. The social factor is also important, and it is often raised by the PSE, and here the benefits to the society will be considerable. The power industry is now multidisciplinary, we need engineers who will be well educated in different areas,” said the president of PSE.
„The second challenge is to reserve renewable resources. We are dealing with droughts and other man-made situations in which generation is hampered. Then we need to have the power from units that run on other fuels. As the RES capacity is growing, the pressure on the development of the electricity sector will increase. The more electricity consumption, the more difficult it is to reserve capacity. We need to maintain a balance between renewable energy, consumption and ensuring a minimum level of electricity supply when there is no access to power from renewable sources,” he pointed out.
„The third area is the ability and means to manage the system. This management becomes complex as Europe focuses on large-scale energy, i.e. wind farms, offshore and distributed energy. The mechanism for this can only be energy prices, on which the security of the power system will depend. The resilience of the system means security of energy supply,” said President Sikorski.
„The integration of electricity markets, both short-term and long-term, is a very important aspect. We are working on this together with Ukraine. We are talking about building new transmission lines so that the market has more capacity. In my opinion, it is equally important to use the infrastructure that we already have, ” he added.
Prepared by Jędrzej Stachura