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What goes on in Poland on the 19th of February.
Tchórzewski for the merger of Orlen-Lotos as it may help build NPP
– From the point of view of the investment, it can not be ruled out that Orlen and Lotos may be merged. I would accept such a combination personally with a positive opinion, because the company has already declared a certain readiness to participate in the construction of a nuclear power plant – said the Minister of Energy Krzysztof Tchórzewski.
According to him, in Poland fuel is supplied by Orlen and Lotos, but also a significant part of fuels is transported by road transport from abroad. – There is a diversity of deliveries. Therefore, from the investment point of view, it can not be ruled out that Orlen and Lotos may merge. This is a matter of coming to an agreement. There is currently no situation that there is an extraordinary “fever”. I would accept such a combination personally with a positive opinion, because Orlen had already declared a certain readiness to participate in the construction of a nuclear power plant, and its construction by such a large company could take place without extraordinary dependence on banks. Then the energy from the nuclear power plant could be much cheaper – said Tchórzewski.
Solidarity: The reform of climate policy is a struggle against coal
The EU ETS Directive adopted by the European Parliament regarding the EU emission allowances trading system is the next stage in the elimination of coal from the economy – assesses the team of the NSZZ Solidarność National Commission on Climate Policy. Trade unionists want to meet with the prime minister in this matter.
In a letter sent to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the representatives of the union team for climate policy indicate that the ETS directive adopted by the European Parliament is an element of the “tightening of the EU climate and energy policy harmful to the Polish economy”.
According to the trade unionists, the directive is “a huge threat to the Polish energy sector and energy-intensive industry and is part of a disastrous scenario for Poland’s total decarbonisation of our economy”.
One of the main objectives of the directive is to increase the rate of reduction of CO2 emission allowances since 2020, which are placed on the market within the emission trading scheme. In the opinion of the representatives of “S” this will lead to an increase in the price of these allowances.
“For Poland, this means a gradual elimination of coal-based energy, an increase in energy prices for both businesses and individual consumers, and the escape of energy-intensive industries to countries outside the European Union, where there is no restrictive climate and energy policy” – reads the letter.
