Energy.

A direct line could save many energy-intensive Polish company during the raging energy crisis. However, its future depends on the regulations that will outline the development and functioning of such projects. However, not everyone is enthusiastic – writes Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.

The embargo on the supply of oil from Russia to the European Union and the maximum price set by the G7 come into force on December 5. They will further undermine the Kremlin’s revenue in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Cooperation between Poland and Germany can determine their effectiveness – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief […]

The liberalization of the distance act must include a minimum distance of 500 metres. Otherwise, there will be no new wind investments in the short term, and the law will be a pseudo-liberalization – says Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Polish Wind Energy Association in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl. A wind turbine. Picture by Pixabay.

The market was not able to switch overnight on its own to coal imports from outside Russia. It was necessary to engage the visible hand of the state to distribute the coal across the country. We could not afford a delayed reaction from market right before the heating season – says Deputy Minister of State […]

– Gazprom, claiming that gas for Moldova was „illegally taken” by Ukraine, cynically lies. Moldova is constantly accumulating gas stocks, learning from the mistakes of previous years, writes Maciej Woźniak, EU Senior Expert to Public Property Agency of the Government of the Republic of Moldova and to Moldovan state controlled energy company ENERGOCOM JSC, former Vice-President […]

Russia’s oil revenues are at a record low even before the leaky EU embargo, because the commodity from Russia is becoming icky. Poland and Germany can make the losses even worse and perhaps encourage the Russians to withdraw from Ukraine – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

We are only obliged to submit a notification about a unilateral decision on temporarily withdrawing from the EU ETS. In my legal opinion, Poland can unilaterally withdraw from it and notify, that is, inform about it. The information obligation is on our side. For loyalty’s sake it would be good to hold consultations, but that […]

The Ministry of Climate and Environment confirms that Poland and Germany are jointly seeking sanctions for oil supplies from Russia via the Druzhba oil pipeline so that they can fulfill the May declaration of the will to abandon this route by the end of the year.

In the last few decades, all governments, including the current one, have been more willing to spend on civilian purposes: tax cuts, social protection or road investments, than on defense. In a situation of a rather high threat from Russia, which has openly ceased to respect the sovereignty of its neighbors, we can no longer […]

We still do not know who is behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. Investigations by both Swedish and Danish law enforcement agencies are ongoing, and Russia and Nord Stream AG are also looking into the matter. Will pictures from space bring us closer to the truth? BiznesAlert.pl received them […]