Energy security is one of the priority tasks of every Government. Potential shortages of electricity and gas supply are not only a problem for households, but they also pose the risk of massive losses for the economy and a safety threat to the State. Possible ways to avoid that outcome will be discussed by the participants in the debate organized by the monthly magazines Forbes and Newsweek.
The situation in terms of the supply of oil and gas is improving. Thanks to several billion zloty investments in such ventures as naftoport, new gas pipelines, the physical reverse on the Yamal pipeline, the interconnection and LNG terminal, Polish fuel security has been noticeably strengthened. Coal-based electricity poses more problems.
The exceptionally warm summer has caused the largest companies to have difficulties with the electricity supply. Massive investments in power stations that are implemented by energy giants might not suffice to be ready to face the future. Moreover, extremely low prices of coal are the bane of Polish mines, as coal is the basis of our energy mix and will remain so for a long time.
Energy security, both in respect to fuel and electricity, will be discussed at the joint debate of Forbes and Newsweek by Deputy Minister of the Treasury prof. Zdzisław Gawlik, President of PGNiG (Polish Petroleum and Gas Mining) Mariusz Zawisza, Tomasz Marciniak – an expert in the energy and gas market in McKinsey & Company, Paweł Smoleń – a member of the Board of Directors of Erbud SA and a former Vice President of PGE (Polish Energy Group), and Maciej Bukowski, the President of the Warsaw Institute or Economic Studies.
The debate will take place on October 8, 2015 at 12.00. The moderators will be: Roman Młodkowski (Forbes) and Dariusz Ćwiklak (Newsweek, the head of the economy section). The official media patronage was provided by Onet.pl
