Source: Agence France-Presse
Date of Publication: December 21, 2004

WARSAW, Dec 21 (AFP) - Poland plans to build its first nuclear power station by the year 2023 in order to comply with requirements restricting greenhouse gas emissions, Deputy Economy Minister Jacek Piechota said Tuesday.

"Before 2023, we will have to have clean energy in the Polish electric power system," he told the radio station RMF FM.

"Round about 2023, we will no longer be able to respect very strict environmental norms, especially concerning greenhouse gases."

"The priority for the next 15 years will be to develop renewable electrical energy resources; windpower, biomass and hydro-electric power. But these resources will not suffice," the official added.

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