PKEE urges Brussels to intervene in CO2 emission rights market
The Polish Electricity Association is appealing to the European Commission to intervene in the market for CO2 emission allowances. For this, it is necessary to immediately convene the EU Climate Change Committee. According to PKEE, Brussels has the right to take such an extraordinary action, as the legal condition related to the level of allowance prices has already been met. In view of the increase in allowance prices observed in recent months, [...]
Special report: ELECTRICITY MARKET REFORM: A EUROPEAN TOUR
The Polish energy sector is currently in a phase of transition. This year's discussions at the EU level are of particular importance - the turn of the Bulgarian and Austrian presidencies is a key moment for energy and climate change issues. The structure of the energy union was finalised, the "Clean Energy for All" package was negotiated and power markets were negotiated. In this context, PKEE organised a series of debates presented in [...]
The fate of electrification of transport in Europe is decided in Brussels
EURELECTRIC with the support of the Polish Electricity Committee organised a conference in Brussels on the Mobility Package and the future of transport electrification. All this at a crucial moment of negotiations between the European Parliament and the EU Council. Last week, MEPs voted to tighten CO2 emissions standards for new cars and vans. MEPs decided that emissions should be reduced by [...]
Employees of all Polish energy sectors honoured on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Poland's regaining independence
The jubilee of Poland's regaining independence is a perfect occasion to emphasise the role of people who with their commitment, professionalism and vast knowledge, often handed down from generation to generation, take care for the security, development and independence of our country. Their service connected with the extraction, production and supply of energy was honoured on 27 September during the ceremony "Polish Energy for the 100th Anniversary of Independence". The ceremony "Polish [...]
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Comments of the Polish Electricity Committee on the common position of the governments of Poland, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, Greece and Ireland on the principles for establishing and operating power mechanisms
On the eve of the trilogue on the draft Regulation for the internal energy market ("the Regulation"), scheduled for 11 September this year, the common position of the governments of Poland, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, Greece and Ireland was presented concerning the rules for the establishment and application of capacity mechanisms. Due to the fact that a vast majority of the signatories of the position apply at least one mechanism [...]
PKEE has completed a series of conferences devoted to the power market
First Madrid, then Paris and Rome, and the conclusion in Brussels. The Polish Electricity Committee has concluded a series of conferences on the power market in the Belgian capital. The European electricity market is currently facing structural problems of security of supply due to capacity shortages and the "missing money" problem. New investments are insufficient to fill this gap. This leads to a number of questions regarding [...]
Polish Electricity Committee's comments on the report of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission "EU coal regions: opportunities and challenges for the future"
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission published the EU Coal Regions Report on 31 July 2018. The Report presents the current levels of coal production in these regions, its consumption in power plants, jobs in coal mines and power plants. The Report also aims to provide an outlook on the future development of the mining regions and transitional measures for the cessation of coal production on [...]