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– In terms of silver resources, this portal, according to information from 2023, gives us the third place with 65 thousand tons, after Peru – 98 thousand tons and China-71 thousand.  A closer look at their national balance sheet indicates that the information about us is seriously understated – writes Adam Maksymowicz, contributor to BiznesAlert.pl.

„As a sector, we see more and more challenges in the energy transition. Therefore, we will have to determine in which direction and how to implement the decarbonization strategy. The paths away from carbon vary,” says Stanisław Barański, Director of Sustainability and Energy Transition Office at PKN ORLEN, in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.

The Minister of State Assets has appointed a team to separate coal assets from energy companies owned by the State Treasury. For them, it’s a matter of survival, as it will rid them of the ballast and allow investment in energy transformation.

Former CEO of Polska Grupa Energetyczna Wojciech Dąbrowski has comment on the presentation of his predecessor during the press conference about the company’s financial results.

According to a report published by the Supreme Audit Office (NIK), Polish electricity networks are aging, and the quality of energy is getting lower, which makes it difficult to use renewable sources and move away from coal. According to the Office, insufficient investment and lack of appropriate regulations hamper the development of transmission infrastructure.

On February 7, the Commission on Energy, Climate and State Assets (ESK) held a meeting where MPs analyzed the remarks from the President of Energy Regulatory Office (URE) on the Polish power industry, changes in dynamic tariffs and available solutions for individual customers that own PV installations and heat pumps.

The European Commission has approved Poland’s EUR 59.8 billion National Recovery Plan, which includes a chapter on REPowerEU energy, aimed at abandoning dependence on Russia.

The EU methane regulation, drafted with the participation of Poles, gives time for changes in the mining sector. „We managed to avoid an almost immediate lay-off of at least 50,000 people and a negative impact on an additional 250,000 jobs in the so-called mining-adjacent sectors,” explains Ryszard Pawlik in BiznesAlert.pl.

The change of government is an opportunity for an interesting discussion about energy reforms. However, they should start with the release of data from the sector, which in this regard remains opaque and inaccessible – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

In September 2023, the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) organized a PKEE Energy Day in Brussels. The goal was to present the point of view of Polish energy companies on the road to the energy transition. What challenges does the Polish energy industry face in this regard?