Power Statistics - 2010 Edition - Full Report - Eurelectric

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POLAND (pl)
Data Sources and Forecasts
Statistical data are based on official statistical data published by Energy Market Agency Co. (Polish
name – ARE SA).
Detailed date and assumptions for population projection in Poland were established by the experts
from the Central Statistical Office (Polish name GUS) in Warsaw.
Forecast data (years 2010 and 2020) were taken from PSE Operator S.A. “Development Program for
Domestic Transmission System – Expected scenario” prepared in mid 2009 and sent to the Polish
Regulatory Office (URE) for acceptation.
Projections for the year 2030 are estimations mostly based on assumed trends presented in the
PSE Operator SA “Development Program for Domestic Transmission System – Expected scenario”.
Evolution of the Electricity Sector
The most important piece of legislation governing the activities of the energy sector in Poland is
the Energy Law from 1997 and related executive Ordinances of the Minister of Economy.
The main principles of the Polish Energy Law include:
separation of the vertically integrated power sector to three subsectors: generation, transmission,
and distribution;
separation of trading electricity from transmission and distribution activities;
licensing power utility companies to operate in the country;
regulations of monopolies (where competition is not possible and economically justified) by the
Energy Regulatory Authority (ERA).
equality of entities at the electricity market;
obligatory provision by power utilities of transmission services for electricity generated in the country.
The ERA President is responsible for regulatory supervision of the Polish energy sector concerning
electricity, gas and district heat. According to the Energy Law, the President of ERA supervises the
regulations of activities of energy companies and its compliance with the state energy policy guidelines.
The main tasks and competencies of the ERA President are specified in the Energy Law:
issuing licences to power utilities for different types of activities,
supervision of the activities of power utilities in accordance with the provisions of the Energy law
and the state’s energy policy,
approval of tariffs (i.e. prices and rates and terms of their application) for power utility companies
carrying on business in the non-competitive manner, in accordance with the provisions of the law,
based on applications filed by the companies.
approving development plans submitted by the power grid companies,
co-operation with appropriate authorities in counteracting monopolistic practices of energy companies.
Also, the Minister of Economy (responsible for energy policy and for issuing ordinances to the Energy
Law) and President of the Competition and Consumers Protection Office (responsible for supervision on
competitive market) have regulatory influence on activity on the electricity market.
Privatisation process is supervised by the Ministry of the State Treasury.
Liberalisation of electricity markets
Since the Polish electricity market is decentralised, the wholesale electricity trade is carried out in
three basic ways:
On the contract market where electricity is traded by means of bilateral agreements concluded between
participants;
On the exchange market where trading is carried out by means of contracts concluded at Polish Power
Exchange;
On the balancing market where the Transmission System Operator (PSE SA, later as PSE-Operator SA
active since July of 2004) matches transactions concluded on the contract and exchange markets with
real electricity demand.
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