Jacek Perzyński

The construction of the first nuclear power plant in Poland is a huge challenge, which will entail the expansion of roads, ports and the railway network in Pomerania. The government is already developing a program to make the region a new energy hub of the country. 

„The complaint is ready, prepared by our ministry, we will quickly submit it to the Prime Minister’s Office, I am confident that this week it will be submitted,” said Anna Moskwa, Minister of Climate and Environment.

Poland supports investments in Ukraine. Warsaw Enterprise Institute has launched the Polish Service for the Reconstruction of Ukraine offices in the country.

The State Treasury proposed purchase terms for Tauron Wytwarzanie owned by the Tauron Group. The deal includes power plants in Jaworzno, Łaziska, Będzin and daughter companies, as well as Tauron Serwis and Bioeko Grupa Tauron. Coal-based generation assets will go to the National Energy Security Agency (NABE).

On July 14, the Silesia of the future – 2049 conference was held, during which politicians, government representatives and experts discussed the biggest challenges, opportunities and threats related to the development of AI and the energy transition in Silesia.

Despite the distance of several thousand kilometers, Poland and South Korea are growing an even tighter bond. Both countries cooperate in the energy and defense sectors, and more Korean investments have begun to flow to Poland. After the current visit of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, the cooperation will be even deeper.

 „Poland is one of Equinor’s strategic markets that perfectly fits into the company straegy,”  Pal Eitrheim, Equinor’s VP for Renewables told the Polish Press Agency (PAP). According to him, Equinor has ambitions to invest more in Polish offshore.

By 2040, Poland will spend approx. PLN 726.4 billion, 86 percent of which is spent on renewables, results from the published scenario for consultations on the preliminary update of the energy strategy, i.e. Poland’s Energy Policy Until 2040 (PEP2040), have revealed.

The so-called small modular reactors will not replace the need to invest in renewable energy and large-scale nuclear power – a report by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) claims. The experts have pointed out that SMRs may be used to, among others, generate heat for the biggest cities.

„We are researching where the third NPP in Poland should be built, it will be the second plant sponsored by the government. Bełchatów is highly likely,” said Jacek Sasin, VP and States Assets Minister, in an interview for Radio Plus. „The best two locations will be announced this autumn,” he added.