Poland refuses to halt Turow coal mine despite 500,000 euro daily penalty
Poland vowed to keep its disputed Turow coal mine running despite being hit with an order to pay a 500,000…
Photon Energy and Lerta enter strategic partnership for expanding activities in Hungary and Romania
Photon Energy N.V. announced a strategic partnership with Lerta, a Polish next-generation energy company. The partnership is intended to strengthen…
Agreement for the EU multiannual budget and for the economic recovery plan of 750 billion euro
The leaders of the European Union and of the other EU institutions reached an agreement during the European Council meeting…
Hungary, Poland block 2021-2027 EU budget, recovery package
Hungary and Poland blocked on Monday the adoption of the 2021-2027 budget and recovery fund by European Union governments because…
Gazprom to pay 50 mln. euro fine to Poland
The Polish antitrust regulator announced that they are fining Gazprom for refusing to cooperate in a case related to the…
Maciej Jakubik, CEEP: The EU energy transition will go on, though at slowed-down pace
“The show must go on!” – this is the approach of Mr. Frans Timmermans, the EU Commission executive vice-president in…
Poland says virus fallout makes it ”even more difficult” to hit EU climate goals
Poland, which relies heavily on coal-fired power stations, will find it even tougher to achieve the European Union’s climate goals…
EU should scrap emissions trading scheme, Polish official says
The European Union should scrap its Emissions Trading System or exempt Poland from the scheme, which helps combat global warming,…
Poland: PGE and VW to reach 300 electric car charging points installed this year
State owned group PGE and Volkswagen plan to install up to 300 electric car charging points this year in Poland,…
ENEL X gets about 700 MW of demand response capacity in Poland
Enel X, the Enel Group’s business line, through its local subsidiary Enel X Polska, was awarded 696 MW of demand…
Ludovic Orban: BRUA will interconnect with TurkStream, Exxon might stay
The BRUA pipeline will interconnect with Turkstream, a new Russian pipeline, through which Gazprom transports gas to Europe, bypassing Ukraine…
Romania would benefit from investments worth 10 billion euro form the Green Deal
Romania is among the main beneficiaries of the Fair Transition Mechanism, intended to help Europe become climate neutral by 2050,…
Energy prices in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania, among highest in Europe
Energy prices in Poland are among the highest in Europe, according to an analysis commissioned by the development ministry. The…
Romania gets 757 mln. euro, one of the largest slices of Just Transition Fund
Bogdan Tudorache The European Commission’s 7.5-billion euro-strong Just Transition Fund (JTF) is set to allocate 2 billion euro to Poland…
Poland to meet renewable energy target with amended regulation, says GlobalData
Bogdan Tudorache The share of renewable energy in Poland’s power capacity mix reached 16.9% in 2018 and is expected to…
Poland defies Brussels by vowing to stick to coal
Poland plans to prioritise curbing its reliance on Russian energy — and so continuing its dependence on coal — over…
By February 2020, Transgaz wants to set up the company that will operate the Romanian gas hub
Transgaz has signed a cooperation agreement with the Austrian Central European Gas Hub AG – CEGH to establish the gas…
Poland is consolidating its oil industry: PKN ORLEN aquires LOTOS Group
Bogdan Tudorache PKN ORLEN has just filed a formal application for the European Commission’s approval of its proposed acquisition of…
CEZ Plans to sell its assets in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Poland
Czech CEZ plans to sell its assets in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Poland as part of its strategy to concentrate…
Anna Colucci (DG ENER): Freezing prices is against competition and it does not help the vulnerable consumers
Fixing, capping or freezing the energy prices decrease competition, and that usually is a source of revenues for the incumbent…
Poland to invest in solar panels as power prices rise
Most electricity produced and used in Poland comes from aging coal-fueled power stations and thus a rise in the cost…
World Bank calls on Poland to scale up renewable energy sources
Scaling up renewable energy sources in Poland would benefit the economy, improve people’s health, and reduce serious environmental problems –…
Shell sets emissions targets, plans to link them to executive pay
Oil and gas major Shell has announced plans for carbon emissions targets linked to remuneration. Shell’s announcement was made at…