The Ukrainian energy company DTEK has acquired the energy storage project utilizing batteries from the Polish firm Columbus Energy. The investment is to be built in southern Poland.
Ukrainians are moving to conquer the Polish renewables sector
Polko: Construction of transport links is more important than a massive number of soldiers (INTERVIEW)
„If we manage to mobilize our NATO partners, then Russia with a GDP at the level of Italy or even lower will have no chance in the arms race. Putin feeds off the fact that Europe talks more and acts less. Even from the EU program for ammunition production, only 30% was fulfilled,” explains general Roman Polko, former commander of the GROM military unit, in conversation with BiznesAlert.pl.
DGP: Government open to French involvement in second Polish nuclear site
According to Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (DGP) daily, the new government may seek cooperation with France in the construction of a second nuclear power plant in Poland.
Dąbrowski: What is being carried out today is detrimental to Poland
In an interview for Money.pl Wojciech Dąbrowski, the former president of Polska Grupa Energetyczna, has criticised the government’s plans for the coal mining industry, saying they would lead to the collapse of the Polish energy sector. Dąbrowski analyzes the situation in the sector in detail, arguing that the decisions of the government are not only imprudent, but even harmful to the country.
Head of Germany’s Schwedt refinery prefers Rostock to Gdańsk even though the Pomerania oil pipe is on the table
The head of Germany’s Schwedt refinery is counting on the development of oil supplies through the naftoport in Rostock, even though cooperation with Poles in Gdańsk and the expansion of the Pomeranian oil pipeline are on the table.
Kowalik: We will publish a report on Poland’s economic gain from nuclear power plants with US technology (INTERVIEW)
„A report is being prepared on the benefits that the construction of the nuclear power plant in Pomerania will bring to the Polish economy. It will be made available to the public soon,” promised Mirosław Kowalik, president of Westinghouse Polska, in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.
Jakóbik: Germany can drop deal with Russia and develop the Schwedt refinery with Poles
Derusification of the Schwedt refinery is still on the table. This solution is safer and deprives the Russians of impact on the oil sector between Poland and Germany – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Supreme Audit Office: Poland’s old power grid inhibits renewable energy and the shift away from coal
According to a report published by the Supreme Audit Office (NIK), Polish electricity networks are aging, and the quality of energy is getting lower, which makes it difficult to use renewable sources and move away from coal. According to the Office, insufficient investment and lack of appropriate regulations hamper the development of transmission infrastructure.
Czarnecka: Mining is in a tragic state
In an interview with Money.pl, Marzena Czarnecka, the Minister of Industry, stated the state of the Polish mining industry was tragic. According to the Minister, some of the reasons include substantial subsidies from the State Treasury and excessive coal reserves amassed by PM Morawiecki coupled with continued deliveries of the raw material.
Climate Ministry to update nuclear program by the end of the year
During the Baltic Nuclear Energy Forum in Gdańsk Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Climate and Environment Miłosz Motyka explained the schedule of the Polish Nuclear Energy Program (PPEJ). „The update of the Polish Nuclear Energy Program (PPEJ) is expected by the end of this year,” he said.