In the middle of each month, we publish a set of key statistics on the coal market in Poland on our blog and X (Twitter). The data is published with a 1.5-month delay, following announcements by the Energy Market Agency and the Industrial Development Agency, Katowice Branch.
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Data – July 2024
Symbols represent
↗️ increase,
↘️ decrease,
= marginal or no difference in comparison with the previous month.
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION FROM COAL
73% of the electricity generated in July came from CO2-intensive fuels. Hydroelectric power plants with the lowest production since July 2022. On a year-on-year basis, hard coal and lignite with a decrease and increase in their share in the electricity mix by 3 percentage points, respectively.
COAL PRODUCTION AND SALES
COAL PRODUCTION – 3.63 Mt ↗️
COAL SALES – 3.29 Mt ↘️
Production increased noticeably (+9% m/m), thus exceeding sales by 340 thousand tonnes. The values of both these indicators are similar to those from July last year.
HARD COAL RESERVES
TOTAL – 13.0 Mt ↗️
HARD COAL RESERVES AT MINING SITES – 5.6 Mt ↗️
HARD COAL RESERVES AT MINING SITES, BELONGING TO POWER PLANTS – 0.23 Mt ↘️
HARD COAL RESERVES AT POWER PLANTS – 7.1 Mt =
The outweighing of production over sales is illustrated by an increase in stocks of 340 thousand tonnes. Rising reserves at the mines, which already stand at 5.64 million tonnes and are the highest since March 2021, are responsible for most of this increase.
EMPLOYMENT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN MINING COMPANIES – 75 065 ↘️
The downward trend continues, with employment falling by 381 FTEs and almost 1.5 thousand lower than at its peak in January. The number of people employed in coal mining is the lowest since September 2022.
COAL PRICES
COAL PRICE FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION (PSCMI1) – 483 PLN/t ↗️
Coal for power plants became slightly more expensive. Exactly two years earlier (between July and August 2022), a period of historically high coal prices for power plants began with an 86% m/m jump.
COAL PRICE FOR HEATING (PSCMI2) – 562 PLN/t ↘️
Coal for district heating, on the other hand, is cheaper by 4% m/m. Its price is the lowest since July 2022.
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