Position on financing sustainable growth

The European Commission presented on 08.03.2018 an action plan on financing sustainable growth (sustainable finance) and on 24.05.2018 proposals for legislative acts, concerning this issue. Both the action plan and the mentioned legislative proposals are based on the recommendations of the expert group on financing sustainable economic growth. The following is the position of the Polish Committee for Electricity ("PKEE") on [...]

POSITION OF THE POLISH ENERGY SECTOR AT COP 24 IN KATOWICE

The Polish Electricity Committee would like to underline the great importance of the XXIV Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 24), which will be held on 3-14.12.2018. Katowice. Considering the crucial negotiations on the regulatory framework for the European Union electricity market structure planned for the second half of the year, the upcoming Climate Summit will be a special [...]

Poznań LOVES clean air

The Polish Electricity Association organised the "ENERGETYKA loves clean air" debate in Poznań for the third time. On 27 June in the Concordia Design Conference Room PKEE experts, local authorities, invited guests and inhabitants took part in a debate on air pollution in their city. After Grudziądz and Jaworzno, the time has come for the capital of Wielkopolska. Among the 50 most polluted cities in the EU, [...]

Polish Electricity Committee discusses Italian experience with the functioning of power markets in the EU in Rome

Rome is another capital city where PKEE, together with Euractiv, organises a debate on experiences connected with the functioning of the electricity market and the role of the power market. The series of events organised in countries with functioning power markets started with a debate in Madrid, followed by a debate in Paris. The expert debates are intended to provide expert input into the process of negotiating EU energy market regulations [...]

Polish Electricity Committee discusses in Paris the experience of power markets functioning in the EU

Several dozen experts took part in the Euractiv debate in Paris, organised by PKEE. It was already the second international discussion on the European electricity market. The cycle of events organised in countries with functioning power markets started with Tuesday's debate in Madrid. The expert debates are to constitute a contribution to negotiations concerning the regulation of the EU electricity market, which should be concluded during the Austrian Presidency [...]

Position of the Polish Electricity Association on the outcome of the negotiations regarding the Regulation on the management of the energy union and the Directive on energy efficiency

On 20 June 2018. Agreement was reached on the wording of the provisions of the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union ("EU Governance"), which will set out how to prepare the Integrated National Energy and Climate System. Plans for 2021-2030 and the monitoring and reporting by Member States of the implementation of the European Union's energy and climate objectives by 2030. The compromise reached also concerns the Efficiency [...]

Position of the Polish Electricity Association on the outcome of the negotiations on the Directive on the promotion of energy from renewable sources

On 14 June 2018, agreement was reached on the form of the provisions of the revised Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RES Directive). The overall binding European target for 2030 will be 32% share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption. According to the Polish Electricity Committee, this is a very ambitious target, i.e. well above the threshold [...]