13-12-2013
More problems for the ‘North’ Power Plant – there is no building permit for water main
On the 12th of December 2013 two cases regarding the ‘North’ Power Plant (Elektrownia Północ) were heard in the Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny in Warsaw: Read more »
8-12-2013
Social and environmental organizations comment on the choice of the ‘North’ Power Plant contractor: this investment violates the law
The newest information about the choice of the contractor of the ‘North’ Power Plant – a 2 GW coal power plant in Rajkowy near Pelplin – is lacking in a very important element. As a result of the intervention of environmental organizations, the General Director of Environmental Protection decided on the 30th of October 2013 to institute proceedings for annulment of the environment approval for the ‘North’ Power Plant of 2 GW capacity that is to be situated in Rajkowy near Pelplin. Read more »
19-11-2013
StopEP at the „Citizens' energy for a good climate: A participatory debate about Poland and its future” conference and the March for Climate and Social Justice
„Citizens' energy for a good climate: A participatory debate about Poland and its future” conference organized by the Greens/EFA on 15-16 November in Warsaw. Citizen movements’ and NGOs’ representatives gathered in the Palace of Culture and Science to discuss climate protection and the future of Polish energy policy. Read more »
15-11-2013
Say No to the ‘North’ Power Plant in Poland – an international campaign of sending letters to the investor
From November 15, Jan Kulczyk – ‘North’ Power Plant investor – is receiving letters from all over the world. The campaign aims to convince the investor to withdraw from the ‘North’ Power Plant construction and use his position to support renewable energy. Read more »
13-11-2013
World community writes to the ‘North’ Power Plant investor: withdraw from coal, embrace sustainability!
Can you imagine Malbork Castle in the shadow of a power plant? While the whole world withdraws from using dirty energies, a new huge coal power plant is planned in Poland. The ‘North’ Power Plant (Elektrownia Północ) will irreversibly change the landscape of Pomerania and will pose a threat to human health and precious ecosystem of the Vistula River – an important habitat of many protected plant and animal species. Read more »
Where will the coal used in the Północ power plant come from?
Nobody knows it for such, but it is rather unlikely that the Północ Power Plant will burn Polish coal. It is no accident that the power plant is to be built in northern Poland – a long distance from coal mines, but with excellent railway connection to the nearby harbour in Gdynia, which docks are famous for welcoming coal ships from distant places such as Chile, China or Australia. Foreign coal is cheaper and of higher quality than the domestic resource. Today the majority of coal Poland imports is from Russia. In Poland, almost 90% of energy is produced from coal. Strategically speaking, it’s inadvisable to further increase this reliance on coal, especially when international treaties such as the Paris Agreement oblige us to reduce CO2 emissions. To produce energy profitably, we may find ourselves having to import coal from China, for example. Large coal plants are a long-term − several decades or more − investment, and recent economic changes have clearly shown that we should not lock ourselves in coal dependence.
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