Billions have already been spent on the planned plant but Orlen says halting the project now will save the firm from likely losses.

Billions have already been spent on the planned plant but Orlen says halting the project now will save the firm from likely losses.
Trzaskowski pledged to end Poland’s “embarrassment on the international stage and medieval anti-abortion law”.
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The new 121 MW wind farm features Europe’s longest underground power line.
Poland must boost its gas storage facilities but also upgrade its electricity grid to allow for more supplies from renewable sources.
The electricity interconnection between Ukraine and Poland is set to open in the first quarter of this year.
Across 2022 as a whole, wind generated 11.5% of Poland’s electricity.
Poland’s LNG terminal received 58 shipments carrying 4.4 million tonnes, figures that were 66% and 57% higher than a year earlier respectively.
Wrocław’s public transport authority and opposition parties have called for an investigation into the “thieving monopoly” of Orlen.
Maximum gas prices will remain the same in 2023 as they were in 2022, preventing a threefold increase.
“Poland’s solar performance has been remarkable,” writes industry body SolarPower Europe.
“Together, the federal states speak out against the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Poland and [are] in favour of abandoning the project.”
Three quarters of Poles support the development of nuclear power, up from 39% last year.
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