WARSAW: Temporary power supply restrictions launched in Poland on Monday due to a heat wave point to the country’s limited spare generation capacity, which is likely to remain stretched during seasonal demand peaks for the next few years until new projects come online, Fitch Ratings agency said on Wednesday.
“We expect the power supply-demand balance to be tight when temperatures are high, resulting in limited ability to cope with unexpected shutdowns of power plants. The electricity system will therefore be prone to power supply restrictions until several new coal-fired power generation units under construction begin operating in 2017-2019. These include PGE’s 1.8GW plant in Opole, ENEA’s 1GW project in Kozienice and Tauron’s 0.9GW facility in Jaworzno Fitch said.
