Poland

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

Average annual growth rate (%)
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
Population (millions) 32.5 35.6 38.1 38.5 38.2 38.2 0.0
Population density (inhabitants/km2) 106.8 116.8 125.2 126.3 124.6 126.0
Urban Population as % of total 52.1 58.1 61.3 61.7 61.5 61,2 
Area (1000 km2)  312.7

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
GDP (millions of current US$) 58,975.9 171,276.1 303,912.3 469,736.8 17.4
GDP (millions of constant 2005 US$)   180,139.9 261,094.7 303,912.3 382,576.4 4.7
GDP per capita (PPP* US$/capita) 5,460.7 10,513.9 13,784.2 20,036.0 9.1
GDP per capita (current US$/capita)   1,547.2 4,454.1 7,963.0 12,302.0 17.6

TABLE 3. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Estimated available energy sources
Fossil Fuels Nuclear Renewables
Solid Liquid Gas Uranium Hydro Other
Renewable
 Total amount in specific units*  55    139  7270    
Total amount in Exajoule (EJ)            

TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2009* 2000 to
2009
Energy consumption**              
- Total 3.53 5.21 4.23 3.72 3.90 3.93 5.65
- Solids*** 2.90 4.02 3.16 2.35 2.32 2.16 -8.09
- Liquids 0.37 0.77 0.66 0.82 0.93 1.05 28.05
- Gases 0.22 0.37 0.37 0.42 0.51 0.51 21.43
- Nuclear
- Hydro 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
- Other
Renewables
0.03 0.03 0.04 0.12 0.13 0.20 66.67
Energy production              
- Total 4.00 5.10 4.10 3.29 3.23 2.74  -16.72 
- Solids*** 3.76 4.85 3.95 2.99 2.88 2.36 -21.07 
- Liquids 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.00
- Gases 0.18 0.19 0.10 0.14 0.16 0.15 7.14
- Nuclear
- Hydro 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
- Other
Renewables
0.03 0.03 0.04 0.12 0.14 0.19 58.33
Net import (Import – Export)              
- Total -0.46 0.11  0.14 0.34 0.69 1.26 270.59

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2000 to
2010
Capacity of electrical plants (GWe)              
- Thermal 11.38 20.66 25.99 28.38 29.82 31. 93 12.51
- Hydro 0.74 1.30 1.98 2.12 2.18 2.19 3.30
- Nuclear              
- Wind       0.004 0.12  1.12 27,900.00
- Geothermal              
- other renewable              
- Total 12.12 21.96  27.97 30.56 32.26 35.54 16.30
Electricity production (TW.h)            
- Thermal 62.64 118.59 133.00 141.05 153.02 147.69 4.71
- Hydro 1.89 3.28 3.31 4.12 3.78 3.16 -23.30
- Nuclear              
- Wind     0.005 0.03* 0.14 1.66  5433.00
- Geothermal              
- other renewable              
- Total (1) 64.53  121.87 136.31 145.18 156.94 157.66 8.60
Total Electricity consumption (TWh) 59.02 109.44  124.71 124.58 131.19 144.45 15.95

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005
2010
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 108.09 145.80 111.10 97.24 102.21 102.97*
Electricity consumption per capita (kWh/capita) 1 807 3 063 3 276
3 257
3 438 4 092
Electricity production/Energy production (%) 5.8 8.6 11.96 15.89 17.49 19.93*
Nuclear/Total electricity (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ratio of external dependency (%) (1) -13.03 2.11 3.31 9.4 17.69 32.06*

TABLE 7: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2013

Reactor Unit Type Net
Capacity
[MW(e)]
Status Operator Reactor
Supplier
Construction
Date
First
Criticality
Date
First Grid
Date
Commercial
Date
Shutdown
Date
UCF
for
2013
ZARNOWIEC-1 PWR 440 Cancelled Constr. EJZ SKODA 1983-01-01 1990-09-04
ZARNOWIEC-2 PWR 440 Cancelled Constr. EJZ MEGADEX 1983-01-01 1990-09-04
Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System

TABLE 8. PLANNED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Station/Project Name Type Capacity Expected Construction Start Year Expected Commercial Year
 NPP-1, unit 1 PWR or BWR  1000-1650  2019  2024 
 NPP-1, unit 2 PWR or BWR  1000-1650  2022 2027 
 (NPP-1, unit 3) PWR or BWR  1000-1650  (2024) (2029) 
 NPP-2, unit 1 PWR or BWR   1000-1650  2025(2020) 2030 (2024)
NPP-2, unit 2 PWR or BWR  1000-1650  2027(2022) 2032(2026)
(NPP-2, unit 3) PWR or BWR  1000-1650  (2030) (2034)