Polish Energy Group (PGE) warns that electricity prices in 2026 may soar to levels not seen in years.
The company has come out saying that prices are expected to breach PLN 500 (€118) per megawatt-hour.
A bill to freeze electricity prices at the current level of PLN 500 per MWh until the end of 2025 was adopted by the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers. Prepared by the Ministry of Energy, the bill includes a district heating voucher.
In recent years, government tax-funded energy protection mechanisms have effectively kept household energy prices at a certain level, as Do Rzeczy reports, but this is now coming to an end, with the government under Donald Tusk planning to let prices go higher in 2026.
For millions of Poles, electricity could become a key burden on their household budgets, with the final price of electricity itself influenced by other, increasingly important factors.
PGE already estimates the so-called profile and balancing costs at approximately PLN 100/MWh. These are fees for maintaining system stability—for ensuring that electricity is always available when needed, regardless of the time of day or weather.
These costs may also rise, further increasing the final invoice rate. In practice, the projected increase means that the average family will spend several hundred zlotys more per year.
Energy Minister Miłosz Motyka did also announce a heating voucher for the lowest-income households that use district heating. This will cover approximately 400,000 households and help mitigate the effects of rising heating costs.
