Poland is ending coal. Gas and nuclear are the future
Poland is taking another step towards coal-free energy. In the first half of 2026, the coal-fired power plant and the lignite mine will be completed.
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There are plans to close the coal units of the “Pątnów” power plant and the “Konin” open-pit mine. This was announced by the president of ZE PAK, Piotr Woźny. The date was set by nature – in the last operating open-pit mine – “Tomisławice” – there is no longer enough brown coal.
What to use instead of coal?
The open-pit mine in Konin was launched during World War II. Brown coal was mined in a total of nine sites in the region. The current owner of the mine and the “Konin” and “Pątnów” power plants, the ZE PAK company, employs 2.7 thousand people here.
ZE PAK is currently investing in other energy sources, including renewable ones. It is worth noting that ZE PAK has been informing about its plan to close the power plant and mine for a long time, but does not intend to move out of the Konin area. In the near future, a nuclear power plant will be built here. In Turek in the province The construction of a gas power plant in cooperation with PGE and the Korean KHNP is currently underway in Greater Poland.
