Polish Power Grid Chief Urges Pause to Costly Offshore Wind Energy Expansion

Poland should prioritize cheaper land wind energy over offshore projects to stay competitive in the global economy, according to the head of the country’s power grid operator.

The European Union’s most coal-reliant state would be better off putting its ambitious offshore plans on the backburner until the potential of onshore turbines is fully unlocked, Grzegorz Onichimowski, chief executive officer of state power grid PSE, said in an interview.