“Looking at the assumptions of the Polish Energy Policy until 2040, one can see that in the next 10 years we expect to remove solid fuels from urban agglomerations and in the following 10, to remove solid fuels from rural areas. Today, there are still around 3 million coal-fired boilers in the entire country,” said Ireneusz Krupa.
He estimated that two-thirds of the 3 million users of coal-fired boilers in Poland can switch to fuel gas, although he added that the interest among customers shows that there may be more of them. “This means that in the next 20 years, the rate of connection to the grid may exceed 80,000 customers annually. Today we have this pace,” said President Krupa, adding that the cost of maintaining the pace of new connections is currently 1.4 billion PLN per year.
“Customers who switch to gas make decisions that will last many years, because no one buys a gas boiler for two or three years; it is rather done with a view to using it in the long term, for 20 years for example,” emphasized the president of Polska Spółka Gazownictwa.
He estimated that two-thirds of the 3 million users of coal-fired boilers in Poland can switch to fuel gas, although he added that the interest among customers shows that there may be more of them. “This means that in the next 20 years, the rate of connection to the grid may exceed 80,000 customers annually. Today we have this pace,” said President Krupa, adding that the cost of maintaining the pace of new connections is currently 1.4 billion PLN per year.
“Customers who switch to gas make decisions that will last many years, because no one buys a gas boiler for two or three years; it is rather done with a view to using it in the long term, for 20 years for example,” emphasized the president of Polska Spółka Gazownictwa.
