New Lower myOrlen Gas Tariff Takes Effect Wednesday

The Orlen Group announced the introduction of a new, reduced tariff for natural gas for individual customers. The rate change, approved by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office on February 10, takes effect on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, and applies to households that are customers of the myORLEN company. The new tariff fits into the broader context of a sustained downward trend in the wholesale market. The latest data from the Energy Regulatory Office, published on Thursday, February 23, show that average gas prices on the Commodity Energy Exchange and in OTC transactions fell by almost a quarter in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period the previous year. Average Gas Prices in Poland (Q4 Year-over-Year): Q4 2024: 0, Q4 2025: -25 The European gas market experienced significant shocks following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which caused a sharp price increase and necessitated diversification of supply sources. Poland, which was long-term dependent on supplies from Russia, undertook intensive efforts to find alternative sources of supply. Parallel to the price drop, the Energy Regulatory Office noted a significant increase in the volume of gas transmitted through the national system. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the amount of transmitted raw material was 22 percent higher than a year earlier. Deliveries of LNG gas (an increase of 27.9 percent) and gas from European Union countries (an increase of 42.2 percent) grew particularly dynamically. 42.2% — increase in gas supplies from the European Union The process of setting retail tariffs is complex and considers not only the cost of purchasing the raw material on the wholesale market but also distribution, storage, network fees, and the seller's margin. The decision by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office to approve the new tariff for myORLEN is part of a cyclical update process aimed at reflecting these changing costs in the final price paid by the consumer. Price declines on the wholesale market, observed for some time, create room for such adjustments, although their full reflection in end-user bills occurs with some delay and in an averaged manner. The introduction of a lower tariff by Orlen is a direct result of observed macroeconomic trends and is positive news for millions of Polish households heating with gas. However, it should be remembered that the final shape of the bill depends on individual consumption and on transmission fees, which are approved separately by gas network distributors.