Wojciech Jakóbik

Poland continues to prepare for the construction of the atom with the Koreans despite the arbitration involving the KHNP and Westinghouse. Seoul guarantees no problems. BiznesAlert.pl’s interlocutors are counting on a settlement, but the Polish companies are more concerned about the National Energy Security.

„We may run out of lignite already in the 2030s, precisely for geological reasons, for economic reasons, because it may not be worth it to dig deeper. [ … ] It is possible to go through the energy transition in an economically stable way, which is also acceptable for various social groups, not only the […]

The government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern finally found the hitherto lost documents and gave them to the inquiry committee on the Nord Stream 2 . The government itself is mired in the scandal.  The papers reveal its commitment to protecting the gas pipeline from Russia from US sanctions.

The market research on the FSRU in the Gulf of Gdańsk has revealed such a huge interest that another one will be launched, perhaps leading to a third LNG terminal in Poland.

Analyses confirm it makes sense that NATO builds oil pipelines that reach its eastern flank, because at this point they end in Germany. They would increase the security of fuel supplies to the military, but it is unclear how to finance them. Poland is seeking the Alliance’s support in this matter.

„On Wednesday we issued a decision-in-principle for Polish Nuclear Power Plants (PEJ), which brings us closer to the first NPP in our country,” said Climate Minister Anna Moskwa.

The Ministry of Development and Technology introduced receivership to three companies owned by the Russian oligarch Vyacheslav Kantor that hold a fifth of shares in Grupa Azoty, Poland’s fertilizer tycoon. This move is intended to deprive the oligarch of the shares.

A group of trade unions from the energy sector will go to Warsaw on July 14 to fight for a specific shape of Poland’s energy transition. They want the Climate Minister to defend coal and they are reminding the government the promises made by the United Right coalition (ruling coalition in Poland).

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ontario has announced the possibility of Poland and Canada signing a deal on nuclear energy. Canadians want more small modular reactors at home and are working with Poles.

The most important decisions from the point of view of the nuclear power plant project in Pomerania are due to be made in the autumn. Americans have to decide about their financial involvement and a project agreement needs to be signed. Then the preferred locations of the second facility planned by Polish Nuclear Power Plants […]