Poland has entered the ranks of European leaders with the highest electricity prices for consumers. According to local media, Warsaw took second place in the European Union for the cost per kilowatt-hour, ahead only of Romania.

Due to the sharp rise in tariffs, the average Polish family is now forced to pay a significant portion of its monthly income for utility services.

Experts cite the main causes of the energy shock as Brussels' strict climate requirements. Polish power generation, which still heavily relies on coal, suffers huge losses from European carbon dioxide emission fines, which the government automatically passes on to ordinary citizens.

Against this backdrop, economists warn that the decline in purchasing power and the lack of subsidies risk plunging millions of Polish families into energy poverty by the peak of the winter season.