„On June 8 2017, the first LNG delivery from the US company Cheniere Energy was received at the LNG terminal in Świnoujście, This was a hugely important event from the point of view of creating a diversified structure of gas supply in Poland. Its significance is even greater, as it is the first delivery of US gas to Central and Eastern Europe,” writes Przemysław Zaleski, PhD., Senior Fellow at the Economy and Energy Program at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation.
Polish Briefing: More harbors. Poland decides about its energy
What goes in Poland on 20th of June.
What Germany and Austria don’t want to see in Nord Stream 2
„German and Austrian socialists condemned the US Senate bill, which called for introducing sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and companies engaged in its construction. By defending the project, which legitimizes Russia’s dominant position in the region, minister Gabriel and chancellor Kern challenged European solidarity, which they so eagerly invoke,” writes Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Member of the European Parliament.
Polish Briefing: The Big Four meeting. New act on renewable energy sources
What goes in Poland on 19th of June.
Will the capacity market do its job?
„The decreasing time of capacity utilization of baseload plants and lack of economic incentives to build new generation capacities, show subsidies are a necessity if units ensuring energy security are to exist”, writes professor Władysław Mielczarski from the Łódź University of Technology.
Supreme Audit Office’s report exposes failures of black coal industry
„The economic and financial collapse of Poland’s biggest coal companies, Kompania Węglowa, Katowicki Holding Węglowy and Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa, was caused not only by the downturn on world markets, but also by lack of a fundamental reform,” writes Teresa Wójcik, editor of BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Energy security thanks to the Three Seas Initiative. Polish help for mining
What goes in Poland on 16th of June.
EC mandate for Nord Stream 2 negotiations – a trap or race against time
The ongoing debate on the European Commission negotiation mandate on Nord Stream 2 is no cause for optimism – writes Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Polish Member of the European Parliament.
Nord Stream 2 in Szczecin and cod on a platter
„On 13 June 2017 at the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodship Office in Szczecin an information meeting was held on the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The consortium responsible for the project had the opportunity to present the facts, while Polish citizens and other interested parties were able to ask questions,” writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief of BiznesAlert.pl.
Nord Stream 2 can wait
Gazprom is pushing ahead with plans to build a second gas pipeline under the Baltic sea, straight form Russia to Germany. Supporters claim that Ukraine cannot be relied on as a transit partner, and that Europe will need more gas in the future. Georg Zachmann is unconvinced, and argues that the project should wait – writes Georg Zachmann from Breugel.