Poland

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

Average annual growth rate (%)
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2000 to 2013
Population (millions) 32.5 35.6 38.1 38.5 38.2 38.2 38.5 0.0
Population density (inhabitants/km2) 106.8 116.8 125.2 126.3 124.6 126.0 125.8 -0.03
Urban Population as % of total 52.1 58.1 61.3 61.7 61.5 61.2  60.6 -0.14
Area (1000 km2)  312.7

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Average annual growth rate (%)
1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2000 to 2013
GDP (millions of current US$) 58,975.9 171,276.1 303,912.3 469,736.8 517,542.8 8.88
GDP (millions of constant 2005 US$)   180,139.9 261,094.7 303,912.3 382,576.4 414,314.0 3.62
GDP per capita (PPP* US$/capita) 5,460.7 10,513.9 13,784.2 20,036.0 23,274.8 6.30
GDP per capita (current US$/capita)   1,547.2 4,454.1 7,963.0 12,302.0 13,432.0 8.86

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*  400 750  25.9  110  7270 n/a  n/a 
Total amount in Exajoule (EJ)  7607 1.14   3.74 3.64   n/a  n/a

TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS

Million Terajoule (TJ)
Average annual
growth rate (%)
Years 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2000 to 2013
Energy consumption**            
- Total 3.53 5.21 4.38 3.66 3.93 4.12 4.02 0.67
- Solids*** 2.90 4.02 3.29 2.28 2.32 2.19 2.15 -2.99
- Liquids 0.37 0.77 0.61 0.83 0.94 1.09 0.92 2.98
- Gases 0.22 0.37 0.38 0.42 0.52 0.53 0.59 3.19
- Nuclear
- Hydro 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
- Other
Renewables
0.03 0.03 0.04 0.15 0.18 0.30 0.35 6.24
Energy production      
- Total 4.00 5.10 4.34 3.29 3.26
2.79
2.95 -2.72
- Solids*** 3.76 4.85 4.14 2.96 2.86 2.31 2.38 -3.88
- Liquids 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.04 10.41
- Gases 0.18 0.19 0.10 0.14 0.16 0.15 0.16 3.41
- Nuclear
- Hydro 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
- Other
Renewables
0.03 0.03 0.04 0.15 0.19 0.28 0.35 6.24
Net import (Import – Export)         0.00  0.02  0.00 0.00
- Total -0.46 0.11 0.03 0.37 0.67 1.32 1.06

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2000 to 2013
Capacity of electrical plants (GWe)              
- Thermal 11.38 20.66 25.99 28.38 29.82 31. 93 33.99 1.40
- Hydro 0.74 1.30 1.98 2.12 2.18 2.19 2.31 0.66
- Nuclear              
- Wind       0.004 0.12  1.12 3.41 56.61
- Geothermal              
- other renewable              
- Total 12.12 21.96  27.97 30.56 32.26 35.54 38.65 1.82
Electricity production (TWh)            
- Thermal 62.64 118.59 133.00 141.05 153.02 147.69 154.77 0.72
- Hydro 1.89 3.28 3.31 4.12 3.78 3.16 2.44 -3.95
- Nuclear              
- Wind     0.005 0.03 0.14 1.66  6.00 50.31
- Geothermal              
- other renewable             4.28  
- Total (1) 64.53  121.87 136.31 145.18 156.94 157.66 164.56 0.97
Total Electricity consumption (TWh) 59.02 109.44  124.71 124.58 131.19 144.45 160.04 1.95

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013
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 4 157
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 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 2014

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
2014
ZARNOWIEC-1 PWR 427 Cancelled Constr. EJZ SKODA 1984-03-01 1990-09-04
ZARNOWIEC-2 PWR 427 Cancelled Constr. EJZ MEGADEX 1984-03-01 1990-09-04
Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System (PRIS).
Note: Table 7 is completely generated from PRIS data to reflect the latest available information and may be more up to date than the text of the report.

TABLE 8. PLANNED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Station/Project Name Type Net 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 2030
NPP-2, unit 2 PWR or BWR  1000-1650  2027 2032
(NPP-2, unit 3) PWR or BWR  1000-1650  (2030) (2034)