Wojciech Jakóbik

The energy crisis was caused by Gazprom slashing the supply of Russian gas. The Kremlin can now trigger an anti-crisis in order to break the West’s resolve in a period of uncertainty about the role of Ukraine – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

On February 19th tender participants are to present their offers for the design, construction and exploitation of Gdynia’s outer port, which is to become the foundation of the installation terminal for Poland’s offshore wind farms. Most of the companies interested have ties to China, which may raise concerns – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

The liberalization of the law on onshore wind farms is to propose a compromise of a 500 meters distance between turbines and buildings, but it will not include noise standards.  It is to be presented in June, after the local elections.

The ambitious goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2040 may be difficult to accept in Poland, but there are fewer and fewer willing to do so in Germany as well. The decision may fall on the Polish presidency and depend on … farmers – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

The recent Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid did not cause any significant damage. Kyiv’s power generation received support from the surpluses produced by Polish wind turbines the day before.

Poles entering the Schwedt Refinery may be an economic challenge, but it will contribute to the energy security of Poland, the EU and NATO. Exactly as was the case with the Mažeikiai refinery in Lithuania – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief BiznesAlert.pl.

The successor of Daniel Obajtek as the CEO of Poland’s Orlen will have to decide about the construction of a petro-chemical complex with Saudi Aramco in Gdańsk.

Gaz-System has chosen the contractor that will provide the FSRU. It’s Japan’s Mitsui O. S. K. Lines.

The new government is to establish an Industry Ministry that is set to launch this March. It will share the competences in the energy sector with the Climate Ministry. Interestingly, the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves is to be supervised by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration.

The Polish and German Foreign Ministers have announced the countries wanted to strengthen cooperation as part of the French-Polish-German initiative called the Weimar Triangle. However, it seems that nuclear energy may actually bring closer Poland and France.