Poland's plans for a new generation of gas-fired power plants would make it impossible for it to meet net zero emissions by 2050 and cost taxpayers $4.4 billion, research by thinktank Carbon Tracker showed on Thursday.
Poland, mainly reliant on coal, plans to more than double its existing gas-fired power generation capacity to over 8 gigawatts by 2030, viewing gas as a transition fuel before switching to nuclear and renewables.
The report said that all five projects will be more costly investments than either new onshore wind, offshore wind or solar farms. If the gas plants run for a 30-year lifespan it would be impossible for Poland to reach an EU-wide goal of net zero emissions by 2050. To meet that goal, they would have to close after an average seven years, costing developers more than $200 million, the report said.
The gas plants are only economically viable to build due to much higher subsidies than other European countries, which would cost taxpayers around $4.4 billion, and the plans should be cancelled, Carbon Tracker's report said.
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