OECD Annular report

Energy Policies of IEA Countries : Poland 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
	LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES AND BOXES
1. Executive summary and key recommendations
	Executive summary
		Transforming the energy system
		Strengthening energy security
	Key recommendations
Part I Policy analysis
2. General energy policy
	Country overview
		Economy
	Supply and demand
		Supply
		Demand
	Institutions
	Key policies
		Policy objectives
		EPP 2030
			Strategy for Energy Security and Environment
			Polish National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
			National Transport Development Strategy to 2020
	Taxation
	Energy security
		Oil
		Natural gas
		Electricity
	Local air quality
	Assessment
3. Energy and the environment
	Greenhouse gas emissions overview
	Energy-related CO2 emissions
		Sources of emissions
		Carbon intensity
		Projected emissions
	Institutions
	Policies and measures
		European Union targets and policies
		EU ETS
		The EU Effort Sharing Decision
		The National Green Investment Scheme
		International flexibility mechanisms
		Domestic policies and measures
			Strategy for Energy Security and Environment
			Adaptation to climate change
	Local air quality
	Assessment
4. Energy efficiency
	Overview
		Energy intensity
		EU policy framework
	Energy use in industry
		Energy consumption and intensity
		Policies and measures
			White certificate scheme
			Energy audits
	Residential and commercial
		Energy consumption and intensity
		Policies and measures
	Transport
		Policies and measures
	Special focus: Electrification of the Polish transport sector
		Benefits and challenges for EVs
		EV market development
			Policy instruments
			National EV policy examples
		Infrastructure development
		EV development in Poland
	District heating
		Demand and supply
			Heat consumption
			Supply
		Policies and regulation
	Assessment
		Industry
		Residential and commercial
		Transport
		District heating
			Industry
			Residential and commercial
			Transport and electro-mobility
			District heating
Part II Sector analysis
5. Electricity
	Overview
	Supply and demand
		Electricity Generation
		Imports and exports
		Electricity consumption
	Institutions and regulatory framework
	Market structure
		Generation
	Transmission and distribution
		Transmission
			Network access
			Ancillary services
			Market coupling
			Demand-side management
			Cross-border transmission
		Distribution
			Distributed and variable renewable power integration
			Smart grids
	Wholesale market
		REMIT
			Capacity allocation and market coupling
	Security of supply
		Emergency resources, generation reserves
		Demand-side policies
		Emergency management and restoration
		Transmission System Operator Security Co-operation
		Power system security performance
	Retail market and prices
		Prices
	Assessment
6. Renewable energy
	Overview
	Supply and demand
		Renewable energy in TPES
		Electricity from renewable energy
		Biofuels and waste
	Policy framework
		National plans
	Domestic policies and measures
		Renewables obligation
		Reform of the renewables obligation
			Support for micro-generators
			Provisions for existing generators
		New legislation in 2016
			The Act on Windfarms
			Other measures
		Grid access
		Heating and cooling
		National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
		Transport fuels
	Assessment
	Recommendations
7. Nuclear energy
	Overview
	Nuclear policy
	Institutions
	Recent and anticipated policy developments
	Regulatory framework
	Assessment
	Recommendations
8. Coal
	Overview
	Supply and demand
		Supply
		Demand
		Reserves
		Coal trade
	Structure of the coal sector
		Institutions
		Industry structure
			Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.A.
			Other publicly owned players
			The privately owned mining sector
		Lignite
		Government policies and restructuring of the sector
	Clean coal technologies
		Coal power generation
		Carbon capture and storage
	Coal mine methane
	Local air quality
	Assessment
9. Natural gas
	Overview
	Supply and demand
		Supply
		Demand
	Natural gas transit
	Institutions
	Industry structure
		LNG
		Transmission
			TSO
			The transmission system
		Storage
		Distribution
		Ten-year network development plans
		Network tariffs
		Wholesale market and gas exchange obligation
	Wholesale market
	Emergency response policy
	Prices and taxes
		Price levels
		Retail market competitiveness
	Assessment
10. Oil
	Overview
	Supply and demand
		Supply
		Demand
	Exploration and production
	Infrastructure
		Refining
		Ports and pipelines
		Storage
	Market structure
		Exploration and production
		Midstream
		Downstream
	Oil use in road transport sector
	Emergency preparedness
		Emergency response policy
		National Emergency Strategy Organisation
		Stockholding regime
			Drawdown procedures
			Financing and monitoring
		Oil demand restraint and other oil emergency response measures
	Prices and taxes
	Assessment
Part III Energy technology
11. Energy technology research, development and demonstration
	Overview
	Institutions
	Programmes
		2011 national research programme
		Major energy programmes
			Advanced technologies for energy production
			Blue Gas – Support Programme for Shale Gas Technologies
			BIOSTRATEG
			GEKON – Generator of Ecological Concepts Programme
			Other
		Monitoring and evaluation
	Public funding
	International collaboration
	Assessment
Part III ANNEXES
ANNEX A: Organisation of the review
	Review criteria
	Review team
	Organisations visited
ANNEX B: Energy balances and key statistical data
	Footnotes to energy balances and key statistical data
ANNEX C: International Energy Agency “Shared Goals”
ANNEX D: Glossary and list of abbreviations
	Units of measurement