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Jakóbik: Orlen will go green despite scandals

Wojciech Jakóbik - 19.12.2023, 7:35

The noteworthy greening of the Orlen logo is only a symbol of a larger change in the development strategy of this concern, which has confirmed in its strategic documents that […]

MEP Izabela Kloc. Picture by izabelakloc.pl.

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Kloc: EU should prioritize strengthening the Three Seas Initiative

Izabela Kloc - 19.12.2023, 7:30

„Strengthening and integrating the Three Seas area would improve the geopolitical situation of the European Union. The Nordic, Baltic, Polish and Romanian states are most interested in creating a common […]

Construction of the Baltic Pipe. Picture by Saipem

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Baltic Pipe cost more because of Putin, but it paid for itself anyway

Wojciech Jakóbik - 19.12.2023, 7:25

Danish Energinet.dk, which is responsible building the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline from Denmark to Poland, together with the Polish Gaz-System, has admitted that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine increased the the […]

Schwedt Refinery. Picture by Aleksandra Fedorska

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Two Polish companies lost the fight for a German refinery

Wojciech Jakóbik - 18.12.2023, 7:35

Shell’s minority stake in the German refinery Schwedt will go to the Prax Group from the UK after talks on this issue with Poland’s Unimot. Earlier, Orlen had failed to […]

The Council of the European Union and its Parliament have reached a political agreement on the electricity market reform, which includes a transitional period until 2028, during which Poland will be able to support its coal-fired power plants. EU flags. Picture by pixabay.com The derogation in the agreement on the reform of the European Union electricity market design extends the permission for Poland (as well as Germany and other EU members) to apply the capacity market as a support mechanism until the end of 2028. This is the result of the actions of Polish members of the European Parliament, including Jerzy Buzek. "The compromise reached between the European Parliament and the Council is important for two reasons," says Ryszard Pawlik, Jerzy Buzek's advisor. "The first is the possibility of maintaining the capacity market support for coal-fired power plants until the end of 2028. This is good news for Poland's energy security and reliability of power supply. This is particularly important in the context of the energy crisis, which, after all, we – as the European Union – are unfortunately still experiencing. That is also why we in the EP have been pushing hard for months for the possibility of extending this derogation," he said. "The second reason is crucial, as the condition for extending this derogation is to present a clear plan of how and what we intend to replace the current coal units in the capacity market with once the derogation has expired, i.e. in 2029 at the latest. The idea is to use these extra few years to really engage in a thorough and actual energy transition, which will include a surge increase in RES availability together with the expansion of the grid and storage capacity. This is a great challenge, of which the new government is certainly deeply aware," professor Buzek's advisor told BiznesAlert.pl. The reform introduces contracts for difference as the main tool to support new energy projects. The Council of the European Union will also be able to declare an energy crisis in the event of a sudden increase in wholesale energy prices. The agreement is provisional and has yet to be approved by these EU bodies. Council of the European Union / Wojciech Jakóbik

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Brussels to flood Poland with billions

Jacek Perzyński - 18.12.2023, 7:30

The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at a meeting with Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Poland by the end of the year will receive an […]

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Jakóbik: Tusk’s expose ignores the need to prepare the energy industry for war

Wojciech Jakóbik - 14.12.2023, 7:35

In his expose Donald Tusk spoke about energy mainly in the context of wind turbines, but the list of megaprojects that must be continued is known. However, one megaproject needs […]

President of PGE Wojciech Dąbrowski during EKG 2022. Source: Twitter/PGE

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Dąbrowski: The new government in Poland will admit that coal assets agency is the right idea

Wojciech Dąbrowski - 12.12.2023, 7:35

„We don’t have to call it NABE, but the process of separation has to happen. If there is a change of government, then those who will take responsibility for the […]

Leszek Hołda. Picture by Bechtel Poland.

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Hołda: We hope the NPP in Pomerania will receive support irregardless of who will run the country (INTERVIEW)

Leszek Hołda - 12.12.2023, 7:25

„Politicians can eliminate possible risks and we count on such support regardless of who will govern Poland,” says Leszek Hołda, Country Manager at Bechtel Polska in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.

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New government to investigate Orlen’s SMRs

marcinkarwowski2 - 12.12.2023, 7:20

Today, Donald Tusk, the opposition’s candidate for Prime Minister, met with the potential ministers of his new government. Tusk declared he would establish a committee on urgent problems, including SMRs […]

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An American company was authorized to support the construction of Polish nuclear power plants

marcinkarwowski2 - 07.12.2023, 7:30

The State Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) has granted authorization to the American company NUMARK Associates, Incorporated. The company will be able to apply for technical support in the process of […]