A 26% plunge in coal mining weighed on Poland’s industrial output in March 2024, casting a shadow over the expectations that the biggest emerging-market economy in Europe would grow by the expected 3% this year. Coal mining output slumped by 25.9% year-over-year in March, contributing to a 6% decline in …
Read More »Poland to Sink $16 Billion in Energy Grid to Handle Renewables
Poland is set to spend $16 billion on upgrading and expanding its power grid to accommodate additional renewable and nuclear capacity, the country’s power grid operator said on Friday. Grid operator PSE said that its draft investment plan includes more than 3,000 miles of 400 kV transmission lines in a …
Read More »Gas Pipe that will Connect Poland and Lithuania almost Done
Energa has completed tests of the gas pipeline in Ostrołęka. Eventually, it will be connected to the international GIPL gas pipeline. The investment is expected to be ready for use in 2024. Tests of the gas pipeline supplying the power plant in Ostrołęka have been successful. They were carried out …
Read More »Poland Says It Fixed Damaged Druzhba Pipeline Carrying Oil to Europe
Polish pipeline operator PERN said Tuesday it repaired a leak in a section of the Druzhba pipeline where authorities had detected a leak. PERN said technical services “restored full functionality of the damaged pipeline on Monday evening.” “Now the company’s focus will focus on clearing the area and restoring it …
Read More »Equinor to Develop 60-Megawatt Solar Plant in Poland
Equinor’s second Polish solar plant has started test production in the north of the country. The 60MW Zagórzyca solar plant, located in the Damnica municipality, was developed and will be operated by the Polish renewable power producer Wento, Equinor’s 100% subsidiary. Equinor acquired Wento and its 1.6GW pipeline of solar …
Read More »Nord Stream Saboteurs may have Used Poland as Base of Operations, WSJ Reports
Poland could have been used as an operating base to carry out the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing findings of a Germany-led investigation. German investigators are examining why the yacht believed to have been used to carry out …
Read More »Poland and Germany at the Top of the Infamous Polluters Ranking
The first ten places on the list of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the EU are occupied by coal-fired power plants, with the highest number found in Poland and Germany. These ten power plants accounted for one-quarter of the total emissions from the energy sector and 13 percent of …
Read More »Poland is Building the Largest Offshore Wind Farm in the EU
Polish group Orlen has started constructing an onshore substation for the future Baltic Power wind farm in the Baltic Sea, which is scheduled to become operational in 2026. The company plans to start the first installation work at sea in 2024. The Baltic Power offshore wind farm will consist of …
Read More »EU Considers Formally Banning Russian Oil Flows to Germany and Poland
The European Union is considering formally banning Russian crude flows via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany and Poland, which have already stopped importing Russia’s crude, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing documents it has seen. The Druzhba pipeline is a key artery of oil supply from Russia to Europe. It has …
Read More »Poland Rhreatens to Cut Oil Supplies to Germany if Russia Remains Shareholder in Germany’s Schwedt Refinery
Despite having access to the Naftoport-Polish oil port in Gdańsk, the German side has not yet completely removed Russia’s stake from Germany’s Schwedt Refinery. On May 3, Germany’s “Task Force PCK,” which is dealing with the situation of the Schwedt Refinery (PCK), met for the fourth time. Task Force PCK …
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