Poland's grid operator disconnects wind, solar facilities after oversupply of renewable energy
Poland officials have acknowledged an upgrade to its power grid its necessary if the country is to cope with the transmission of energy from renewable and nuclear sources
Poland’s grid operator temporarily disconnected its wind and solar facilities over the weekend due to an oversupply of renewable energy threatening the country’s electrical grid.
PSE said the weekend’s sunny weather increased the solar panels' production during reduced demand.
The scale of oversupply of electricity exceeded 3 gigawatts, necessitating the reduction of renewable energy sources, PSE said, including those connected to the medium-voltage grid, and those connected to low-voltage grid.
"The actions taken by PSE are aimed at ensuring the safe operation of the national power system," PSE said on its website, adding that it "does not anticipate any significant disruptions in the supply of electricity to customers."
Per Notes From Poland, Sunday marked the second time since September that the grid operator has temporarily disconnected solar sources from the grid.
Poland officials conceded earlier this month that its power grid would need a huge upgrade if it can cope with the transmission of energy from renewable and nuclear sources.
Poland generates some 70% of its power from coal and has been working on a new energy strategy since the start of the war in Ukraine to lessen its dependence on fossil fuels.
The chief executive of PSE, Tomasz Sikorski, said his country needed to invest more than $116 billion in transmission grids by 2040.
The country’s new strategy envisages nearly three-fourths of energy coming from zero-emission sources, including renewables and nuclear power.
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Comment by Dan McKay on April 27, 2023 at 6:09am
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More coal, less wind, less solar
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Comment by Willem Post on April 25, 2023 at 4:43pm
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Poland mines its own low-cost coal.
Its coal plants are not designed to quickly counteract to the variable output of wind and solar, especially solar at noon time on a sunny day.
Upgrading its transmission grid would help, but the best approach would be more natural gas from Russia and Norway and LNG from the U.S., etc.
More wind and solar would increase the disaster conditions
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