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Mining will get more time to pay its dues

Joanna Słowińska - 27.12.2023, 7:30

The Senate Economy Committee has not introduced any amendments to the Law on Suspending the Payment of Obligations of the Bituminous Coal Industry – reports the Polish Press Agency (PAP). […]

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Dąbrowski: Poland needs over a trillion zlotys for the energy transition

Wojciech Dąbrowski - 22.12.2023, 7:35

„The investment needs for the energy transition are enormous. For the entire transformation, Poland needs more than one trillion zlotys,” says Wojciech Dąbrowski, president of Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) in […]

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Poland is dropping coal-fired energy fast

Jędrzej Stachura - 19.12.2023, 7:20

PSE, the operator of the National Electricity System, reported that the percentage of hard coal in electricity production fell in November to 49.36 percent year-on-year.

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Gibała: Polaris, or Poland’s leap in the future with Norway

Joanna Słowińska - 15.12.2023, 7:35

The carbon capture project, in which PGNiG Upstream Norway is involved in Norway, reveals the potential for energy cooperation between Poland and Norway, which can support Poland in the implementation […]

The Council of the European Union and its Parliament have reached a political agreement on the electricity market reform, which includes a transitional period until 2028, during which Poland will be able to support its coal-fired power plants. EU flags. Picture by pixabay.com The derogation in the agreement on the reform of the European Union electricity market design extends the permission for Poland (as well as Germany and other EU members) to apply the capacity market as a support mechanism until the end of 2028. This is the result of the actions of Polish members of the European Parliament, including Jerzy Buzek. "The compromise reached between the European Parliament and the Council is important for two reasons," says Ryszard Pawlik, Jerzy Buzek's advisor. "The first is the possibility of maintaining the capacity market support for coal-fired power plants until the end of 2028. This is good news for Poland's energy security and reliability of power supply. This is particularly important in the context of the energy crisis, which, after all, we – as the European Union – are unfortunately still experiencing. That is also why we in the EP have been pushing hard for months for the possibility of extending this derogation," he said. "The second reason is crucial, as the condition for extending this derogation is to present a clear plan of how and what we intend to replace the current coal units in the capacity market with once the derogation has expired, i.e. in 2029 at the latest. The idea is to use these extra few years to really engage in a thorough and actual energy transition, which will include a surge increase in RES availability together with the expansion of the grid and storage capacity. This is a great challenge, of which the new government is certainly deeply aware," professor Buzek's advisor told BiznesAlert.pl. The reform introduces contracts for difference as the main tool to support new energy projects. The Council of the European Union will also be able to declare an energy crisis in the event of a sudden increase in wholesale energy prices. The agreement is provisional and has yet to be approved by these EU bodies. Council of the European Union / Wojciech Jakóbik

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Polish coal got time in Brussels and the electricity market – a reform

Wojciech Jakóbik - 15.12.2023, 7:30

The Council of the European Union and its Parliament have reached a political agreement on the electricity market reform, which includes a transitional period until 2028, during which Poland will […]

President of PGE Wojciech Dąbrowski during EKG 2022. Source: Twitter/PGE

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Dąbrowski: The new government in Poland will admit that coal assets agency is the right idea

Wojciech Dąbrowski - 12.12.2023, 7:35

„We don’t have to call it NABE, but the process of separation has to happen. If there is a change of government, then those who will take responsibility for the […]

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Pawlik: In Brussels Polish coal got time to change

Ryszard Pawlik - 20.11.2023, 7:35

The EU methane regulation, drafted with the participation of Poles, gives time for changes in the mining sector. „We managed to avoid an almost immediate lay-off of at least 50,000 […]

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Jakóbik: Free the data on energy (COLUMN)

Wojciech Jakóbik - 06.11.2023, 7:35

The change of government is an opportunity for an interesting discussion about energy reforms. However, they should start with the release of data from the sector, which in this regard […]

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Kolorz: The new government should not drop coal before 2049 (INTERVIEW)

Dominik Kolorz - 31.10.2023, 7:30

„Today, I think everyone can see how important this area is, especially in the context of the war in Ukraine or the subsequent crises erupting in the world. Therefore, none […]

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Poland’s voice during the PKEE Energy Day in Brussels (COVERAGE)

Jędrzej Stachura - 31.10.2023, 7:25

In September 2023, the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) organized a PKEE Energy Day in Brussels. The goal was to present the point of view of Polish energy companies on the […]