Orlen said it will gain access to SMR technologies and experience, while Synthos will acquire a "solid partner" for joint development of small nuclear power plants in Poland.

The eight tenders targeted contracts for 68 TWh of renewable electricity, but the auction result was 36.7 TWh at a value of PLN 8.5 billion (USD 2.26bn/EUR 1.89bn). In 2020, 54.5 TWh got contracted.

In March Westinghouse said it will source and develop a supply chain that could create more than 2,000 jobs in Poland if it is selected as a nuclear power partner for Poland with its AP1000 reactor technology.

Poland on Monday defied an injunction by the European Union's top court that had ordered the immediate shut down of a major lignite mine in the border town of Turow.

The European Commission has approved Poland's €22.5bn support scheme for offshore wind

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ordered Poland to immediately stop lignite mining activities at the Turów open-pit mine near the Czech and German borders, following a lawsuit filed by Czechia over environmental concerns.

Westinghouse's work on the offer is financed by the US Trade and Development Agency. The works are to cost $10 million.

Hungary has four nuclear reactors generating about half of its electricity. In 2018, nuclear accounted for 49% of its electricity mix, natural gas for 23%, and coal for 15%. Poland's Energy Policy for 2040 is based on three pillars: a just transition; a zero-emission energy system; and good air quality. As part of this policy, Poland plans to build six nuclear units by 2043.

The USA now has 18 months to prepare both a technology and a financing offer to build nuclear power plants in Poland,

Poland currently produces most of its electricity from coal and is the only EU member state that has not joined the commitment to achieve climate neutrality by 2050,