Założenia, możliwości, perspektywy polskiej polityki energetycznej

Abstract

The article presents a discussion of selected issues in the energy policy conducted by the Polish authorities, issues which the author believes to be crucial at the moment and potentially vital in the future. The text shows in more detail the energy potential of Poland with respect to earth gas, oil and electric energy production, as well as presents the perspectives for the future. It also presents some questions of the chances for nuclear energy development in the country, and is thus inscribed in the ongoing national discussion on this subject. In the paper, the author also touches upon the problem of the exploitation of Poland’s shale gas resources, describing in more detail both the technical aspects and the actual possibilities of production. The author enumerates the opportunities and risks connected with the exploitation of the unconventional gas sources, drawing on the experience of those countries that have been producing shale gas and oil obtained from bituminous shale.