21-1-2013
Local community from Pelplin scored a major success in the dispute with the Elektrownia Polnoc power plant (EP) investor
Citizens of Pelplin, a commune in northern Poland, 60km from Gdansk, won a chance to reverse the final building permit for Elektrownia Polnoc (EP), a company owned by Kulczyk Investments - a holding established by Jan Kulczyk, one of the richest people in Poland. Read more »
29-11-2012
To be or not to be: The Elektrownia Północ power plant
Although Poland is slowly becoming a lonely island in its relentless fight to keep the coal-fired production of energy, it is mainly those investments in which the National Treasury is involved that are supported by Poland’s government. Elektronia Północ is absent from the list of the country’s most important investments that were enlisted by Poland’s Minister of State Treasury, Mr. Budzanowski. The fate of the units at Rajkowy remains undecided. It is known that at least seven other large coal-fired energy investments will not be built, or that they will instead utilize different technologies. Read more »
8-11-2012
No free CO2 emmissions for Elektrownia Północ power plant
The European Commission ruled on 13 July 2012 to provide temporary allowances amounting to over PLN 404 million for power plants in Poland. However, over 30 of the planned investments in the energy sector will not be financed this way, including the Elektrownia Północ power plant. Once these establishments are completed and operational, they may be entitled to free CO2 emissions allowances. However, as with other utilities, the money saved this way may only be spent on modernization and clean technologies. The Polish government accepted the decision and did not appeal the ruling. Read more »
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Are coal power plants dangerous to homan health?
According to estimations done by the HEAL organization, about half a million people in Europe die due to air pollution every year. Annually they cause aprox. 3000 premature deaths in Poland. Coal plants have their share in four of the five most common causes of death, that is, cancer in general, lung cancer, respiratory diseases, and circulatory system diseases. Children and elderly persons are especially vulnerable. A coal plant may emit pollution at a high altitude; while this reduces the threat to people living in the vicinity of the plant, it also transports the pollution to other areas, as far away as 500 km. Health experts estimated that air pollution from the Północ power plant could kill approx. 469 people and cause the loss of 5000 years of living and 470 000 workdays. The financial costs of health loss stemming from the pollution caused by the power plant during its 35 years of operation have been estimated at 363 – 1,107 billion Euro.