energy.

In response to PGNiG’s application for a decrease in gas price in so-called Yamal contract with Gazprom, Russians want an increase. According to PGNiG it is not justified.

Poland presented its idea for EU Emission Trading Scheme reform. Polish government argues for “more just CO2 allowances distribution”. Viceminister for climate and environment Adam Guibourge-Czetwertyński explains Polish position in an interview.

The future of natural gas power stations depends on hydrogen. In the coming decades this fuel may replace gas in our heating and power plants. Europe’s financial institutions do not want to finance natural gas anymore, and are introducing new emission requirements. Blending natural gas with hydrogen is an opportunity to lower the emissions of […]

What goes on in Poland on the 6th of November.

Poland’s nuclear power plant construction program has been riddled with ambiguity for many years. Nevertheless, among the few certainties remains the necessity to abide by the EU law on granting state aid. The project cannot happen without Brussels. Investments in nuclear energy are one of the most expensive in the energy sector, which is why […]

The opposition to the Baltic Pipe, a gas pipeline that will transmit Norwegian gas via Denmark to Poland, has taken various forms, but its scale has been too small to impact the project’s progression. Legislation initiated by the investment’s opponents, who claimed it should be stopped for social and environmental reasons, could have been a […]

What goes on in Poland on the 30th of October.

The events that have transpired in the last two months put the Nord Stream 2 issue back on the front pages. The threat of new U.S. sanctions successfully halted the completion of the final section of the gas pipeline, by forcing the main contractors to suspend construction. Many commentators hoped the planned sanctions would be […]

What goes on in Poland on the 29th of October.

„We are almost absolutely certain that it won’t be necessary to close down mines because of the second wave of the coronavirus,” our sources close to the government told us. Mining companies declare they are better prepared than in the spring – Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska, contributor to BiznesAlert.pl, writes.