Energy.

The European electricity market is currently undergoing structural challenges to security of supply, due to lack of capacity and funding restraints. New investments are insufficient to bridge the gap. It raises several questions about the future of capacity mechanisms in the EU – how should they be designed not only to ensure security of supply […]

What goes on in Poland on the 23rd of March.

PKN Orlen has announced a tender for the development of a preliminary technical concept to determine the options for preparing and implementing a project involving the construction of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. Under the licence held by PKN ORLEN, maximum capacity of the wind farms may be 1200 MW.

On March 16th, a conference called „Reviewing the Gas Directive: Opportunities and Challenges” was held in Brussels. Speakers discussed advantages and disadvantages of the new law and implications it may have on the controversial Nord Stream 2 project.

What goes on in Poland on the 20th of March.

On the occasion of publication of its annual results, PGE has announced that by mid-twenties it wants to have 1000 MW offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea. The announcement was criticised by a recognised expert and commentator from BiznesAlert.pl, Professor Władysław Mielczarski of the Łódź University of Technology. The issue was commented by Monika […]

US President Donald Trump dismissed Rex Tillerson from the post of Secretary of State of the United States, which he had to learn from Twitter. He will be replaced by the head of American intelligence Mike Pompeo known for his hawkish policy – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

One of the main transmission system operators in Central and Eastern Europe will present its upcoming projects to Australian companies from the oil & gas industry.

In spite of the turmoil caused by historical disputes, Poland’s eastern policy is sticking to the energy sector. PGNiG is expanding its operations in Ukraine, oil companies break the deadlock in Lithuania. Poland, the Baltic States, Ukraine and Moldova together criticize the project that helps Russia’s dominance in the gas market – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, […]

Rafał Miland, Vice-President of PERN talks about fruits of the merger, infrastructure plans and other issues related to the operation of company’s transmission pipeline operator.