PGNiG’s CEO Jerzy Kwieciński has announced the company will invest in new projects and become fully independent of gas from Russia. He wants PGNiG to have a strong position on the international arena and as part of the European hydrogen alliance.
Polish Briefing: Ministry of Climate supports RES investors’ demands in response to the coronavirus
What goes on in Poland on the 30th of March.
Żurawski vel Grajewski: Russia cannot stop the Three Seas Initiative (INTERVIEW)
Americans have engaged in the Three Seas Initiative because it is an important business project for them. It opens new markets for their energy resources. Russia doesn’t like this, but it doesn’t have any tools to impact Central and Eastern Europe – says professor Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl. He also stressed it was too early to determine the coronavirus’ impact on this project.
Eurelectric: Shaping a truly just Transition Fund
The current proposal for a Just Transition Fund fails to provide sufficient support to Member States faced with the biggest challenge in the transformation towards carbon neutrality. This is the main finding of Eurelectric latest paper on the topic.
Paulus: In times of recession, we need the European Green Deal even more
After the coronavirus pandemic, it is almost certain that Europe will struggle with an economic recession. What role will the European Green Deal play in such conditions, and what will the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) play? We asked the German MEP Jutta Paulus from the Greens / EFA faction for a comment.
Polish Briefing: Poland calls on the EC to support RES due to coronavirus
What goes on in Poland on the 26th of March.
Polskie LNG offers capacity for the LNG terminal after expansion
Polskie LNG S.A., the owner and the operator of the President Lech Kaczyński LNG Terminal has launched the 2020 Open Season Procedure for market participants to provide the opportunity to enter into binding contracts for the regasification services and additional services with the LNG Terminal in Świnoujście.
Tobiszowski: the future of Poland’s renewable energy sources depends on coal (INTERVIEW)
„Besides stabilizing Poland’s energy system, coal is also the foundation for developing renewable energy sources,” argues Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Member of the European Parliament and former deputy minister of energy in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.
Nord Stream 2 may stay empty because of Poles
The German regulator Bundesnetzagentur decided that Poland’s PGNiG will be allowed to participate in the procedure where the controversial Nord Stream 2 project will apply for derogation from the EU Gas Directive. As long as the procedure is open, Russia will not be allowed to transmit gas via the pipeline – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Open-pit mine in Turów vs. the Czech Republic
The new coal-fired unit in the Turów power plant is almost finished. It should be ready to go in the third quarter of this year. However, the license to extract coal from a nearby coal mine will expire in a month. The Czechs are against prolonging it. Where will the coal come from if not the Turów mine? – asks Bartłomiej Sawicki, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.