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BEMIP Gas Regional Investment Plan 2017
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3.6 Poland
3.6.1 ENERGY POLICY
Poland’s Energy Policy towards 2030 was adopted by the Council of Ministers in No-
vember 2009. The document contains a long-term strategy of the energy sector de-
velopment and demand forecasts for energy sources. The Policy identifies six main
areas in the energy sector: energy efficiency, security of supply, diversification of en-
ergy production, renewable energy, competitiveness and limitation of impact of en-
ergy on the environment.
Natural gas constitutes an important element of the national energy strategy. The
document provides for further development of the gas market, inter alia through a
stable outlook for investments in the gas system and cross-border connections, as
well as diversification and security of supply. According to the Policy, the total
demand for natural gas in Poland is expected to increase.