Poland.

The European Commission wants to support energy transformation in Central Europe with specific measures. The industry wants to change and is already doing it, but it counts on help. The region relies on LNG from Świnoujście. The Central European Day of Energy 2017 under the patronage of BiznesAlert.pl took place in Brussels.

What goes on in Poland on the 18th of December.

What goes on in Poland on the 15th of December.

Poland should strive to get closer to Germany. However, it cannot be done with the eyes closed, not to become a victim of German rapprochement with Russia – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

Prime Minister Beata Szydło submitted her resignation to the political committee of the ruling party. Her successor is to be Mateusz Morawiecki. Perhaps he will manage to overcome the deadlock around the Responsible Development Strategy, but before the new order arrives, the energy sector must face a transition period and a new carousel of positions. […]

What goes on in Poland on the 14th of December.

The European Commission approved under EU State aid rules a Polish renewable energy scheme and a reduced levy to finance the scheme for energy-intensive users. This will further EU energy and climate goals and ensure the global competitiveness of energy-intensive users whilst preserving competition.

– The cost of the capacity charge will be less than PLN 2 per month for the largest group of households. For non-household end users, the capacity charge will depend on the electricity consumption at certain hours of the day – Teresa Wójcik, editor of BiznesAlert.pl, counts.

Currently, every fifth barrel of crude oil processed at the Gdańsk Refinery comes from other direction than the East. The authorities want a further diversification and are afraid of a terrorist attack on transmission infrastructure, which is why as part of the oil policy they are planning to build the second line of the Pomeranian […]

What goes on in Poland on the 13th of December.