Coal mining in Poland
Coal mining in Poland slows down every year, which is part of the assumptions national energy policyaccording to which the participation of this raw material in the energy mix is to fall – we read in the Wednesday edition of the newspaper.
“DGP” reminds that in 2024 Polish miners filed 44 million t -coal – in the previous year it was 48.4 million tons, and 10 years earlier 72.5 million t. From the 1990s, the decline in domestic production is an average of 2.7 million t. coal Like China, India and Indonesia, they have been increasing mining powers for years. The result: Chinese and Indian production today accounts for over 50 percent. global supply. He imposed the same direction to the American mining industry Donald Trump.
The cheapest fuel
“Coal remains the cheapest stable fuel. Developing countries, as well as developed with a high desire for further development, willingly use this, often their own fuel. In the following years I expect an increase in extraction in Australia or South Africa, Where only this year two new mines were launched ” – pointed out Paweł Bogacz from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, quoted in the journal.
The newspaper points out that the Polish government has less fondness for coal. A year ago, in an interview with Money.pl, Minister of Industry Marzena Czarnecka – who is responsible for minerals in the Council of Ministers – estimated that Polish mining is in a “tragic” state and Poland “sinks in coal”. From the beginning of her term of office, Czarnecka maintained that Mine closing scheduleagreed by the industry during the PiS rule, will be honored by the current authorities. The last mine is to be closed in 2049 (PAP)
