What goes on in Poland on the 25th of July
Buzek: Gradual departure from coal may be good for Poland (interview)
„Poland took a constructive approach to the energy mix and decreasing coal participation in electricity production. It is certain that transforming the energy industry and gradually departing from coal may simply be beneficial for us,” argues professor Jerzy Buzek, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), in an interview for Biznesalert.pl.
West Pomeranian Voivodeship: local government wants to start an international group on Nord Stream 2
Olgierd Geblewicz the Marshall of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship wants to start an international group, which will scrutinize the planned construction of Nord Stream 2 and its impact on the Baltic Sea.
Bukowski: Poland needs a decarbonization strategy to talk with Brussels (interview)
„Poland can reach a compromise on the so-called winter package and the regulations on the 550 kg/MWh emissions limit for power plants. To do that a clear decarbonization strategy is necessary. It is obvious that coal will not disappear from the Polish energy sector instantly. However, we do not have a clear, coherent vision of gradual departure from coal spread over a few decades,” argues Maciej Bukowski, PhD, President of WiseEurope think tank.
Jakóbik: Gazprom fills up the tank of EU enemies in Poland
„The Court’s verdict on the OPAL dispute will be made as late as in 2019. However, because of the Court’s President’s decision, until then Russian monopoly would be theoretically possible over the pipeline that transmits Russian gas through Germany to Central and Eastern Europe. However, the auctions will take place only in August 2018,” writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.
Sawicki: Taxpayers will pay for Energa’s green revolution that will hit windmills and banks
The amendment of the Act on renewable energy sources (RES) hastily prepared by MPs will probably lead to the bankruptcy of some wind farms whose owners a few years ago signed agreements with state-owned companies on selling green certificates. BiznesAlert.pl learned that Energa, a company from the city of Gdańsk, most probably inspired the amendment,” writes Bartłomiej Sawicki, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.
Polish Briefing: EU court rejected Poland’s applications. Orlen’s good performance
What goes on in Poland on the 24th of July
Poland demands Nord Stream 2 to be buried under the seabed. „It will impede development of Polish ports”
Last Friday in the town of Straslund in northern Germany, a Polish delegation justified their concerns about Nord Stream 2 construction to German officials. The meeting took place in the local Mining Office. According to the Polish Radio’s unofficial sources Poland demands that the gas pipeline be buried below the seabed. The Nord Stream 2 consortium does not intend to comply.
Polish Briefing: Polish-Israeli military cooperation. Budget surplus
What goes on in Poland on the 21st of July
PGNiG increased natural gas sales
The estimated volume of natural gas sold by the PGNiG Group in the second quarter of 2017 was 5.63 bcm, while last year at the same time the figure was 4.71 bcm. During the first half of the year PGNiG sold 14.49 bcm in comparison to 12.68 bcm a year earlier.