The COP24 climate summit in Katowice is coming up. Meanwhile, in the US such a summit, organized by supporters of the ambitious US climate policy, opposed by the current President Donald Trump is going on, writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.
Stępień: Baltic Pipe and LNG terminal in Świnoujście increase diversification in the region
– Over the next years, the Company’s priority will focus on diversification of directions and sources of gas delivery, to be reached through construction of new cross-border connections with e.g. Lithuania, Slovakia or Denmark – stated Tomasz Stępień, CEO of Gaz-System on September 20, 2018 during the 4th Energy Congress held in Wrocław.
Polish Briefing: Further contracts for the preparation of Baltic Pipe
What goes on in Poland on the 24th of September.
The Poland-Slovakia pipeline will increase the competitiveness of regional gas market
On September 18, 2018, an official ceremony, held in town of Veľké Kapušany, kicked off construction works on the Slovak section of the cross-border gas pipeline, that is meant to connect gas transmission systems of Poland and Slovakia. The event was attended by Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, Peter Žiga, Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Piotr Naimski, Government Representative for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Rastislav Ňukovič, General Director at Eustream, and Tomasz Stępień, CEO of Gaz-System. The said interconnector is going to link the gas compressor station, based in the Slovak town of Veľké Kapušany with the gas hub, located in the town of Strachocina, Poland. The project has been jointly implemented by Gaz-System and EUSTREAM, the Slovak company.
Morawiecka: It makes sense to invest in renewable energy sources
During the 4th Energy Congress in Wrocław, taking place under the patronage of the BiznesAlert.pl, Monika Morawiecka, the head of the Strategy Department of the Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Member of the Management Board of the Polish Electricity Association appeared and explained why it makes sense to invest in the Renewable Energy Sources.
Polish Briefing: Poland based on coal needs an investment plan
What goes on in Poland on the 20th of September.
Clearing of anti-coal activist camps in Hambach Forest halted after journalist falls to death
The government of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has stopped the clearing of anti-coal activist camps in Hambach Forest “until further notice” after a journalist fell to his death, writes Der Tagesspiegel.
Nord Stream 2 is not a sport, it is politics
Nord Stream 2 sponsors athletes to gain in the eyes of Western societies. It does so, however, to pursue the political goals of the Kremlin, which allows a slow starving death of political prisoner Oleg Sencov, writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.
There is a US signal for Poland, but not what we expected
The President of the United States has announced the consideration of building a permanent base in Poland. He admitted that he did not want to introduce sanctions against Nord Stream 2. Instead, Washington and Brussels are to promote energy cooperation in a new format proposed by the Americans – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.
Poland is waiting for a signal for the Three Seas from the US
The Three Seas summit in Bucharest is under the slogan of strengthening European and transatlantic cooperation. The President of Poland will took the fruits of talks to Washington, where he talkede with Donald Trump. The themes included energy and the contested Nord Stream 2 project – says Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.