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As of April 1st 2020, new safety measures have been put in place to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus. Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19; in order to reduce the number of cases, it’s necessary to self-isolate and comply with social-distancing guidance.

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG – Polish Oil and Gas Company) announces that Gazprom has failed to comply with the final award issued by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) in response to a suit brought by PGNiG. The award of March 30th 2020 amended the pricing formula used to […]

26 April is here, so the time to open the old wounds caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has come. Despite the fact that it’s been 34 years since the tragedy, it is not often possible to assess nuclear power and its role in the energy sector rationally. The problem sits with excessive concern over […]

What goes on in Poland on the 27th of April.

GAZ-SYSTEM has obtained three more decisions enabling the construction of a gas pipeline interconnecting the Baltic Pipe with the National Gas Transmission System. The permits issued by the governor of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship concern the gas pipeline sections between Niechorze, Płoty and Goleniów. They enable the company to begin construction work.

Unfortunately, the coronavirus will not only not delay the construction of Nord Stream 2, but it actually seems that this tragic crisis will be shamelessly used to quietly introduce harmful solutions. At a moment when everybody is focused on the increasing number of victims and Europe is united in its efforts to fight the plague, […]

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

„Poland was one of the first countries to propose an initiative to sustain investments in and supply of renewable energy sources in Europe. We want to take action to maintain the supply chain for the wind and PV sectors impacted by the coronavirus epidemic,” Poland’s Climate Minister Michał Kurtyka said in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl.

What goes on in Poland on the 22nd of April.

„Every crisis is also an opportunity – an opportunity to start things from scratch, in a different and more courageous way. We, including Poland, should seize this moment – for instance in the energy sector – argues professor Jerzy Buzek, Poland’s former PM and member of the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.