In brief

• The Ministry of Energy has presented the assumptions of a law introducing a maximum gas price in 2027.
• The price would be based on the tariff approved by the President of URE for the seller of last resort for 2026.
• The draft provides for compensation for gas trading companies and a levy on companies selling gas on the domestic market.

Draft law in November

Minister of Energy Miłosz Motyka announced that the draft law introducing a gas price cap mechanism is to be sent to parliament as early as November (Rząd szykuje osłonę cen gazu na 2027 rok. Ustawa jeszcze w listopadzie – Bankier.pl) (Co z rachunkami Polaków za gaz? Jest ruch rządu. Projekt jeszcze w tym miesiącu – Money.pl). According to it, the ministries of energy, finance and state assets are participating in the work.

On Friday, the Ministry of Energy published the assumptions of the draft law on special protection of certain gas fuel consumers in 2027 (Rząd zdecyduje w sprawie rachunków za gaz. To reakcja na kryzys – fakt.pl) (Nadchodzi rewolucja w rachunkach za gaz od 2027 r. Polacy mocno to odczują – GazetaPrawna.pl). At this stage, these are assumptions entered into the list of legislative works of the Council of Ministers, and the full text of the draft is not yet available (Cena maksymalna gazu dla gospodarstw domowych od 2027 r. Jest projekt ustawy – Puls Biznesu) (Co z rachunkami za gaz w 2027 roku? Rząd chce wprowadzić maksymalną cenę – RMF24).

Maximum price for households

According to the assumptions, a maximum price of gas fuels would apply in 2027 to settlements with protected consumers. These include households and entities performing public utility tasks (Maksymalne ceny gazu od 2027 roku. Zapewnią „przewidywalność kosztów” – Rzeczpospolita).

The maximum price would be set at the level resulting from the tariff that the President of URE approved for the seller of last resort for 2026. The ministry justifies this by the predictability of costs for consumers and by limiting the pass-through of wholesale market price increases.

Compensation and levy for companies

The draft provides for a system of compensation for companies conducting trade in gas fuels. At the same time, a mechanism is to be introduced to limit the windfall profits of part of these companies, in the form of a levy on companies selling gas on the domestic market (Ceny gazu w 2027 r. z limitami. Ministerstwo Energii chce specjalnej ochrony – Business Insider Polska).

What about other companies

The assumptions concern households and public utility entities. The published materials do not show whether the protection will cover micro and small companies outside this list. Entrepreneurs who use gas for production or heating of premises should wait for the full text of the draft.

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