Belchatow Coal Mine, the biggest opencast mine of brown coal in Poland, outside Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest coal-fired power plant operated by PGE Group, is pictured near Belchatow, September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland’s energy ministry said on Friday that total investment in power capacity would amount to around 400 billion zlotys ($106 billion) by 2040. Earlier on Friday, the ministry published its draft energy strategy, which assumes building the country’s first nuclear power station and offshore wind farms, as well as developing photovoltaic capacity. Reporting by Agnieszka Barteczko; Editing by Mark Potter
Poland has announced that renewable energy projects will form a significant part of the country's plan to invest $106bn in additional power capacity by the next two decades. A draft energy strategy, published by the country's energy ministry to accompany the announcement, stated that Poland aims to establish offshore wind facilities and develop photovoltaic schemes over 2040, while also planning to build its first nuclear power station.