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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.

In an interview with Money.pl, Marzena Czarnecka, the Minister of Industry, stated the state of the Polish mining industry was tragic. According to the Minister, some of the reasons include substantial subsidies from the State Treasury and excessive coal reserves amassed by PM Morawiecki coupled with continued deliveries of the raw material.

During the Baltic Nuclear Energy Forum in Gdańsk Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Climate and Environment Miłosz Motyka explained the schedule of the Polish Nuclear Energy Program (PPEJ). „The update of the Polish Nuclear Energy Program (PPEJ) is expected by the end of this year,” he said.

The Pomeranian Regional Office in Gdańsk supports the project of the first nuclear power plant and hopes for fruitful consultations with residents. The local government emphasizes that the investment is an opportunity for the development of the entire  Pomerania.

EKO-Unia’s activists are warning that the nuclear power plant in Pomerania poses a threat to the Baltic Sea and oppose this project. Adam Błażowski argues with these claims and asks if the organization is against the atom as such.

New EU regulations on thermal modernization of households are a considerable challenge, but under no circumstances should Poland abandon the battlefield, because we can win concessions and a larger pool of funds for this purpose – Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl told radio WNET.fm.

According to the report on the National Electricity System, published by the Polish Energy Networks (PSE), in 2023, Polish renewable sources (not counting hydropower) produced more electricity than power plants that run on lignite.

The court overturned the environmental decision on the Turów mine. Environmental organisations say this is a good sign and the region should undergo an energy transition.

Poland’s PM has suggested that Americans engagement in Polish nuclear projects will go beyond the one project in Pomerania, which goes against earlier suggestions about being being open to different technological partners, but is in line with the original project idea.

Yet again the grid operator recommended to reduce the output from green energy sources in Poland. „With an energy mix so dominated by coal we should not be talking about a „surplus” of renewable energy. Instead, we should look for solutions that will help us manage energy surpluses,” says Paulina Grądzik, expert on energy and […]