The takeover by PKN Orlen, an oil refiner and retailer, of fellow Polish energy giant PGNiG is not merely the merger of two of Poland’s largest companies, it is a strategic move that the country’s government hopes will put PKN Orlen in the “premier league” of European energy firms. The …
Read More »Gazprom to Pay 50 Million Euros Fine to Poland
The Polish antitrust regulator announced that they are fining Gazprom for refusing to cooperate in a case related to the construction of Nord Stream 2. The fine amounts to 50 million euros and is the largest possible, explained the Polish side. The investigation is related to the financing of the …
Read More »Vestas Receives Order for 166MW of Wind Projects in Poland
With this addition, the wind manufacturing company has surpassed 1GW of onshore wind energy projects in the country.
Read More »New Deal Marks the Birth of Offshore Wind in Poland
The country doesn’t yet have any offshore wind farms but officials have set out a plan to make it the largest operator of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea by 2050.
Read More »Poland Scores Victory over Russia after Gazprom Relents and Adjusts Gas Prices
Russia was still trying to stiff Poland on energy and gas prices in March and April despite a European court verdict that determined Russia overcharged Poland and should adjust its prices to fair market value. The Polish Oil Mining and Gas Extraction Company (PGNiG) won in the Court of Arbitration …
Read More »Nord Stream 2 to Fall under EU’s Gas Directive
Nord Stream 2, the underwater gas pipeline meant to connect Germany and Russia via the Baltic Sea, has received another blow as the German Federal Network Agency has rejected Nord Stream’s request for the project to be exempted from the EU’s Gas Directive, according to media reports. Nord Stream 2 …
Read More »RWE Turns on New Wind Farm to Power 15,000 Homes in Poland
The project increases the firm’s total installed capacity in the country to approximately 380MW.
Read More »Poland Threatens to Complain to European Commission about Gazprom
Polish state oil and gas company PGNiG issued a statement accusing Russia’s Gazprom of failing to comply with the ruling of Stockholm arbitration court. According to Warsaw, the Russian company continues to abuse its monopoly position in the market. “Gazprom has not complied with the final decision of the Arbitration …
Read More »Polish Battery Production Granted a €480m Electric Boost from EU Bank
The EU-backed facilities could potentially power more than 500,000 zero emission EVs per year.
Read More »Poland to Supply US Gas to Ukraine
Poland will transport 6 to 8 billion cubic meters of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to Ukraine in a deal that will help reduce Ukraine’s dependence on Russian gas. The deal should begin delivering the required natural gas in two to three years but much depends on the …
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