Energy.

As long as there is no nuclear power plant in Poland, the discussion about it is full of myths that should be debunked before construction starts, especially considering the conjecture that the contamination of the Odra river should raise concerns about the safety of waters near the atom – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

„I am concerned that some are pushing for speeding up the negotiations at the expense of worse contract terms for Polish companies. They are using fear,” says Anna Łukaszewska-Trzeciakowska, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment in an interview for BiznesAlert.pl when commenting on those who are warning about natural gas and coal shortages in Poland.

Poland defies imposing the solidarity mechanism on the gas market. However, if the worst case scenario occurs and Russia completely halts its supply, there may be no other choice. Nevertheless, Brussels and Warsaw may again part ways before the elections – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

What goes on in Poland on the 9th of August.

What goes on in Poland on the 8th of August.

It is Russia that wants to frighten Europe with a nuclear disaster and the second Chernobyl, because in the long term, moving away from nuclear energy will increase the demand for fossil fuels and their prices, which, of course, is on Russian Federation’s mind – Energy Forum expert Maciej Zaniewicz comments on the seizure of […]

Germany’s energy ties with Russia are already backfiring. The shut down of Nord Stream 1, the main gas supply route, is forcing an increasing number of cities to consider saving energy, and is resulting in the push for reopening old coal-fired power plants, which are to fill in the gaps left by the missing gas. […]

PKN Orlen has secured the European Commission’s clearance of its intended merger with the Lotos Group. Closing an important phase of the merger process, the antitrust clearance marks a leap forward in building a strong multi-utility group that will effectively carry out the energy transition and ensure Poland’s energy security and independence in terms of […]

The 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising will be here soon. On this occasion, the Biały Kruk publishing house together with the Polish Energy Group (PGE) published a book by Michał Tomasz Wójciuk „Defenders of the Capital. Power Engineers in the Warsaw Uprising.” The book was written to commemorate the workers of a Warsaw power […]

Deliveries from the Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which are on the EU agenda, are a source of cheap energy and political disputes in Poland, writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.