The program convention of Law and Justice from July 5-7, from the point of view of the energy sector, passed under the slogan „coal plus” articulated by Minister Piotr Naimski. The energy panel was an opportunity to support nuclear energy, not renewable energy.
Polish Briefing: US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 without Trump’s signature
What goes on in Poland on the 9th of July.
Dudek: High time for (green) realism in the EU energy transition
High time for making the EU energy transition more inclusive and focusing more on social imbalances. What is the new idea for establishing Just Energy Transition Fund, JET Fund, about? Why it is worth considering by policy-makers? How is it different from other instruments mitigating adverse effects of the energy transition? – writes Jerzy Dudek, Fellow at the Polish Economic Institute.
Polish Briefing: Jerzy Buzek will lead the European Energy Forum again
What goes on in Poland on the 5th of July.
The United States can gain from the Polish nuclear project
In June, public opinion was electrified by information about the Polish-American memorandum on cooperation in the nuclear energy sector. This is not a major breakthrough for the Polish nuclear energy. The country has capital, experience and technology, but also problems due to the decreasing importance of the nuclear energy on the domestic market. Foreign nuclear projects, including the Polish ones, can be an opportunity for the American nuclear industry – writes Patrycja Rapacka, journalist of BiznesAlert.pl.
PKN Orlen moves a step closer to merger with Lotos Group
PKN ORLEN has just filed a formal application for the European Commission’s approval of its proposed acquisition of LOTOS Group. The completion of the process would result in a single strong internally integrated entity with international potential, whose position in the oil supply market would be even more prominent.
Polish Briefing: „Belarus wants to use dirty oil in a game with Russia”
What goes on in Poland on the 4th of July.
The first compressor station in the Baltic Pipe obtained a location decision
On June 26, 2019, the Zachodniopomorskie Voivode issued a location decision for the extension of the gas compressor station in Goleniów. This is one of the three such elements on the Polish side in the Baltic Pipe project – the rest are: the compressor station in Odolanów, which is being extended, and the compressor station in Gustorzyn, which is being built from the ground up.
Ministry of the Environment: The Clean Air Program is not endangered, we introduce changes
The Ministry of the Environment emphasizes that there is no threat for the implementation of the Clean Air Program, and applications for financial support for the modernization of the building or credit for renewable energy installations can be submitted as before. A spokesman for the Ministry of the Environment in an interview for the BiznesAlert.pl stressed that it is difficult to talk about the loss of funds to fight smog in the amount of 35 billion euros, since talks on the new budget perspective for 2021 -2027 were not there yet.
Polish Briefing: The Clean Air Program is inefficient and it requires changes
What goes on in Poland on the 3rd of July.