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Gas storage facility in Kosakowo, Poland. Picture by PGNiG

Poland’s gas storage facilities almost full

marcinkarwowski2 - 12.08.2024, 7:25

Gas storage facilities in Poland have been filled to 90 percent, as part of preparing the country for the heating season. Last year they were full in October.

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Orlen shareholders go to court over refusal to grant discharge

marcinkarwowski2 - 09.08.2024, 7:35

The shareholders of Orlen filed a motion with the District Court in Łódź to overturn the refusal by the Ordinary General Meeting to grant discharge to eight former board members and two supervisory board members for the year 2023.

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PERN suspends the second strand of the Pomeranian pipeline project

Jędrzej Stachura - 02.08.2024, 7:35

PERN CEO Daniel Świętochowski announced that the project to build the second line of the Pomeranian pipeline has been suspended. The reason for this decision is the lack of interest from domestic and foreign partners.

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Poland urgently needs a climate strategy. We are the only country in Europe without a plan

Mateusz Gibała - 01.08.2024, 7:35

Poland remains the only country in the European Union that has not yet presented a long-term strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, which provokes criticism both at home and abroad – writes Mateusz Gibała, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.

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PGE selects advisor for building a service port

marcinkarwowski2 - 31.07.2024, 7:35

PGE chose Projmors as its technical advisor on the maintenance port for offshore wind farms to be built in Ustka. The investment will be used to monitor wind turbines and repair teams will be deployed from it.

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Former PGE President claims no basis for denying approval of previous management

Wojciech Dąbrowski - 29.07.2024, 7:35

„There are no substantive grounds for denying approval of the PGE management board for the 2020-2024 term. During this period, the management board has implemented a number of important actions for Poland’s energy security,” Wojciech Dąbrowski, former PGE CEO, tells BiznesAlert.pl.

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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EU will subsidize construction of Polish installation port

marcinkarwowski2 - 24.07.2024, 7:35

The European Commission has approved public aid for the construction of an offshore wind farm installation port in Gdańsk. The funding will amount to 194 million euros and will take place within the framework of the National Reconstruction Plan.

Onshore wind farms. Picture by Enertrag.

Energy

PSEW: Changing the 10H rule will unblock offshore investments

Joanna Słowińska - 23.07.2024, 7:35

„The Ministry of Climate and Environment has introduced into the list of legislative works a draft law amending the act on investments in wind power plants and certain other acts (UD89). The adoption of the draft by the Council of Ministers is planned for the third quarter of 2024. Poland’s wind potential could reach 41.4 […]

The Outer Port of Gdynia. Picture by Port of Gdynia.

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NATO may take over Gdyńkong in case of conflict

Joanna Słowińska - 23.07.2024, 7:30

CNN has established that NATO allies are exploring the possibility of seizing critical infrastructure from China in the event of a conflict.

Maciej Bando. Picture by Wojciech Jakóbik.

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Bando: Poland will transmit more oil to Germany without losses at domestic refineries

Maciej Bando - 19.07.2024, 7:35

Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Maciej Bando said that PERN is able to significantly increase oil transit to the Schwedt refinery in Germany without harming Polish refineries. The Leuna refinery is also interested in increasing supplies through Gdańsk by 1-1.5 million tons in 2024.