Mateusz Morawiecki announced the project in a message on Thursday, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
A day earlier, Bosch told reporters it would build a new heat pump production facility in the southwestern Polish town of Dobromierz, according to officials.
The German technology company said in a statement that construction work would start in 2024, with production set to be launched in late 2025 or early 2026.
It added that some 500 new jobs would be created by 2027.
Regional development, energy transition, innovation
The Polish prime minister told reporters that the new production facility would “boost the development of the region and help Poland make an effective energy transition.”
“It will also enhance the innovativeness of the Polish economy,” Morawiecki said.
He noted that the facility would represent “another Polish project for the Bosch Group,” which has been in Poland for more than 30 years.
He added that the German company “currently employs more than 8,500 people in Poland" across manufacturing facilities, research-and-development centres, service-and-competence centres and trade offices.
‘Heat pumps are eco-friendly and will help reduce energy bills’: PM
The prime minister said that the planned heat pump factory constituted “an opportunity not just for the Wałbrzych area in southwestern Poland, but for the whole country.”
Morawiecki stated: “The area near the city of Wałbrzych will house the production of heat pumps, a key heating appliance that helps accelerate energy transition across Europe.”
He argued that heat pumps “are not only eco-friendly,” but also “economical and will undoubtedly help reduce energy bills.”
Morawiecki said that his government offered “substantial funding” for households looking to replace old-style heating appliances.
He added: “According to the European Union, heat pumps are set to play a significant role in the drive towards climate neutrality and in Europe’s efforts to wean itself off Russian energy.”
The factory in Dobromierz is expected to manufacture heat pumps mainly for the European market, according to the PAP news agency.
In July last year, Germany’s Viessmann Group launched the construction of a heat pump factory for 3,000 employees in the southwestern Polish city of Legnica, news outlets reported at the time.
Poland is Europe's fastest-growing heat pump market, according to the Reuters news agency.
(pm/gs)
Source: PAP, Bosch, Reuters, wgospodarce.pl