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Economic analysis suggests that an EU embargo on Russian raw materials is justified in the long term, although in a shorter perspective it will cause additional costs. However, strategic planning dictates that giving up Russian fuels is an investment in energy security and sovereignty, similarly to the diversification of gas supplies to Poland, which is […]

The upcoming update to Poland’s Energy Policy until 2040 includes a security adjustment that puts the role of gas, which has hitherto come mainly from Russia, in question, writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

An onshore high-voltage, direct current electric power transmission cable (HVDC) is the most spectacular proposal included in the draft Grid Development Plan prepared by Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE, Polish grid operator). The document provides many analyses and a lot of key information about the future of the Polish power industry. It also heralds huge changes […]

Unsurprisingly the Russian invasion on Ukraine sparked a discussion about the need to revise the energy strategy, but it also caused another dispute in the ruling coalition on bringing back an energy ministry, writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

„The „do not annoy Putin” approach no longer makes the slightest sense. The continuing resistance of the Ukrainians enraged him. So, we’re supposed to tell them to give up?,” asked Paweł Kowal, expert on eastern politics from the Civic Coalition. „The embargo can be a step towards a rapid and efficient energy transition,” he claimed […]

What goes on in Poland on the 23rd of March.

It is probably impossible to avoid the costs of Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine. They will increase proportionally to the indecisiveness of the EU and NATO. Therefore, an embargo on gas and oil from Russia should be considered, and until a consensus is reached, the supply from this direction should be limited in order to […]

Poland’s Energy Policy until 2040 was to be updated in 2023 at the latest. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes it necessary to update it immediately and, in accordance with the recommendations of the European Commission, to maintain the independence of our sector from Russian gas – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

What goes on in Poland on the 24th of February.

It is true that the costs of climate policy in Poland are high, because it remains dependent on coal. Gas won’t change much, because it’s on notice, too. This means we are left with the atom-RES duo, backed up with hydrogen and energy storage. The other side of the coin is the fact that the […]