No gas has flowed from Poland to Slovakia via the €100 million interconnector since March 2024.
No gas has flowed from Poland to Slovakia via the €100 million interconnector since March 2024.
The decision means “construction will be able to start immediately”, as early as this month, says Donald Tusk.
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The share of gas in electricity production has also reached record high.
President Karol Nawrocki, a strong advocate of coal, will have the final say on whether the bill becomes law.
The decision clears the way for the project to compete in Poland’s first offshore wind auction in December.
The LNG terminal in Świnoujście has received a record number of deliveries this year, supplying 40% of Poland’s gas needs.
The park would “block the economic development of the region” and threaten Poland’s security, argues Karol Nawrocki.
Power prices for businesses would also fall by 20%, says President Karol Nawrocki.
It would help “strengthen the resilience and sovereignty of the central European region”, says Warsaw.
However, it also found itself among a losing minority of four member states that voted against setting a new EU target to cut emissions 90% by 2040.
The proposed law will “pave the way for a just transition in mining regions”, says the energy minister.
The country now also has the bloc’s second-most-expensive electricity, when taking cost of living into account.
Workers can receive severance payments of up to 400,000 zloty (€94,450) each.
Viktor Orbán accused Poland of being “gripped by war psychosis”.