The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has on 31st July 2018 published its Report on the EU coal regions. The Report presents the current coal production levels in these regions, its consumption in power plants, jobs in coal mines and coal-fired power plants. Goals of the Report also include presenting a forecast concerning the future development of coal regions and transitional measures due to discontinuation of coal production for power generation. The scope of the Report covers hard coal and lignite mining sectors as well as the power sector utilising these fuels – writes The Polish Electricity Association (PKEE)
Mr Broda: the climate policy is an intent to protect the environment but also a business
The climate policy is an intent to protect the environment but also an attempt to build a new business that will become another driver for the European economies; we may win there, it depends only on us – said in Katowice on Thursday Jarosław Broda, Vice President of Tauron.
CEO Grzegorczyk: the cost of CO2 emissions impedes the energy transition
Increasing costs of the CO2 emissions are depriving the Polish energy producers of money they could be spending on the energy transition – judges the president of Tauron, Filip Grzegorczyk. As he points out – ultimately the high CO2 prices will harm the entire national economy and Polish consumers.
Sanctions, oil and gas – Russia’s strengths and weaknesses
Introduced at the beginning of the year, new sanctions constitute yet another package of economic restrictions against Russia. First economic limitations were imposed in 2014. Over the last four years, the Russians have somewhat learned to cope with such unfavorable conditions in the oil and gas industry. However, Moscow seems particularly prone to other activities of its Western partners, especially in the case of such project as exploiting deposits under the sea bottom in the Arctic or constructing large gas pipelines to Europe.
The fight against smog in Poland is a fiction (INTERVIEW)
In an interview with BiznesAlert.pl, Andrzej Guła, head of the Polish Smog Alert said that despite the announcements, this year it will be impossible to introduce standards that will eliminate coal of a very low quality. In his opinion, the draft regulation of the Ministry of Energy on coal quality standards shows a fiction of fighting against air pollution in Poland.
Polish Briefing: Lithuania will choose a contractor for GIPL in 2019
What goes on in Poland on the 24th of August.
Russian treason in Syria. A bloody epilogue in Idlib?
The conquest of the Idlib province is expected to put an end to the war between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the anti-regime rebellion. After the battle, there will be only some remnants of the Islamic State as well as the Kurdish-controlled zone. The military offensive against the last rebel-held enclave may take place quite soon; nonetheless, the diplomatic games around the Idlib province have come to the fore only recently. Russian diplomats are currently using their best efforts to prevent any potential conflict between Ankara and Damascus.
Moldovan government has given us the example of how we should prevail
Moldova will not start negotiations on a new gas contract with Russian Gazprom. It is waiting for an alternative of a gas pipeline from Romania and intends to compare offers after its construction. This is how the policy of diversification works, also conducted by Poland – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: Polskie LNG will exchange knowledge knowledge on B+R with the Australians
What goes on in Poland on the 23rd of August.
PKN Orlen reinforces cooperation with Lithuanian Railways
On August 14th 2018, the CEOs of both companies Daniel Obajtek and Mantas Bartuska signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand cooperation between the Polish oil refiner and LR. The event, which also marked the inauguration of work on restoring the railway connection between Mažeikiai and Renge, was attended by the Lithuanian Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis.