EU invests €112.5m in Polish gas pipeline

Jun 16, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Coal, Gas & Oil, Markets & Finance 0

A total of €112.5 million (£98m) is to be invested in the construction of a natural gas pipeline in Poland. The funding from the European Regional Development Fund will be used for the 167...

EU climate laws ‘threatened by Eastern Europe’

May 30, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Policy & Legislation, Sustainability & Environment 0

The EU’s climate laws could be undermined by a mutiny from Poland and the Czech Republic. That’s according to documents seen by news website Climate Home, which says the Eastern-European states...

Poland urged to speed up green transition

Jan 25, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged Poland to speed up its green transition. In its latest review of the nation’s energy policies, the IEA said Poland’s forthcoming energy strategy...

Polish state aid to close coal mines approved

Nov 22, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil 0

The EU has approved PLN7.95 billion (£1.54bn) of Polish state aid to help close old coal mines. The plan to close uncompetitive mines by 2018 has been judged to be within EU state rules as it...

EU approves Polish state aid for CHP scheme

Sep 28, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance 0

The European Commission has approved a Polish scheme to support high-efficiency combined heat and power (CHP) generation. It found the scheme, which will run until 2018 with an annual budget of...

Czech Republic referred to EU court over toxic waste shipment to Poland

Jul 25, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Coal, Gas & Oil 0

The Czech Republic has been referred to the Court of Justice of the EU over a shipment of toxic waste to Poland. According to the European Commission, the nation failed to take back 20,000 tonnes...

Poland granted €75m for home energy efficiency

Mar 17, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Markets & Finance 0

Funding worth €75 million (£58.6m) has been granted to improve the energy and resource efficiency of residential buildings in Poland. Bank Zachodni WBK will sub-loan the funds to homeowners,...

€50m for energy projects in Poland

Dec 16, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Energy Efficiency, Infrastructure & Generation 0

An investment worth €50 million (€36m) will be made in Poland to boost energy efficient projects. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide the money to a Polish...

Poland to receive PLN 2bn to boost energy sector

Nov 04, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Coal, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Generation 0

Poland has received a loan worth nearly PLN 2 billion (£0.32bn) to improve the country’s energy sector. It will be used by Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) Group to upgrade the electricity...

Poland’s renewable energy ‘could increase fivefold by 2030’

Oct 27, 2015 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability & Environment, Low Carbon 0

Poland can increase its share of renewable energy to nearly 38% by 2030. That’s from 7% in 2020, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). It also found the...