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Poland's energy plan: Renewable energies to dominate the electricity sector by 2040

Poland's updated National Energy and Climate Plan (KPEiK) envisages a significant expansion of electricity generation capacity and a greater role for renewable energies and nuclear energy by 2040. T…

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