Six months after issuing Regulation 11/2017 on the utilisation of natural gas for power generation, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has replaced it with Regulation 45/2017 on the same topic. Reg. 45/2017 raises the ceiling of the gas purchase price by PLN and IPPs, and maps out a possible future IPP scheme by which PSC Contractors are allowed to develop Wellhead Power Plants through an affiliated entity on the basis of a direct appointment by PLN.