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„The Climate Ministry plans to present a draft onshore wind farm bill by the end of the first quarter of this year,” Minister of Climate and Environment Paulina Hennig – Kloska told Radio ZET on Tuesday. The head of the ministry said that the project, which was presented at the end of last year, was […]

According to data published by Forum Energii, the share of renewables in energy generation broke records a few times in 2023. Combined with PV generation, biomass and hydropower (0.2 TWh each), renewables accounted for 25.3 percent of the generation mix in December. This is 9.4 percentage points more than in the same month of 2022.

Poland was able to reserve more than 7 GW of capacity obligations at the capacity market auction held on December 14, 2023. In exchange for support, the participants in the auction committed to providing such capacity, including 1 GW from abroad.

NATO said Wednesday that its procurement division will support a group of member states, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain, with a contract to purchase up to 1,000 PATRIOT anti-aircraft missiles. European production of anti-aircraft missiles is to be increased, Reuters reported.

The O2 portal has learned that the Intelligence Committee of the Polish Sejm may hold an off-site meeting in Gdynia, where a long-term lease of the port by Chinese capital is being considered, which raises concerns about the security of NATO secrets.

Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) and Ørsted, its Danish partner, have signed an agreement to install wind turbines in the Baltic Sea. The contracted ships will be used for assembling 48 out of 107 towers as part of the Baltica 2 Project, one of the two stages of the construction of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm.

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski held talks with the heads of diplomacy of Finland – Elina Valtonen, Denmark – Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Turkey – Hakanen Fidan on protecting the borders of the European Union. The parties also spoke about issues related to NATO security – said the Polish Foreign Ministry.

The Sejm Committee on Energy, Climate and State Assets gave a positive opinion on the draft budget for 2024 with about PLN 1 billion designated for restructuring mines.

The Council of Ministers adopted a regulation on the list of protected entities and the relevant oversight authorities as proposed by the Minister of State Assets. The protection of companies that require special consideration from the point of view of the order and security of Poland will be extended until the end of 2024.

The synchronization of Ukraine with the European Union stabilizes its electricity system impacted by the Russian invasion. The situation is constantly changing, because of reasons that include jumps in supply from renewable sources and problems with infrastructure attacked by Russians, but cross-border exchange gives benefits on both sides of the EU border.