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Energy security of the Baltic Sea countries – the Polish stance on the matter

11.04.2024

'We must be cautious and effectively identify and eliminate all potential threats to energy security. Resilience against sabotage of critical infrastructure is currently one of the priority issues, also in Poland,' said Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Miłosz Motyka during the conference 'The Baltic Sea High Level Energy Security Meeting.'

Energy security of the Baltic Sea countries – the Polish stance on the matter

The most important information:
•    The Ministers of Energy of the eight countries of the Baltic Sea Region, i.e. Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia, approved the Vilnius Declaration on offshore wind energy development in the Baltic Sea.
•    The countries pledged to phase out fossil fuels, especially from Russia, further develop offshore wind energy, promote regional cooperation with a focus on the interconnection of offshore energy infrastructure, and increase the resilience of critical energy infrastructure to cyber and physical threats.
•    Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda opened 'The Baltic Sea High Level Energy Security Meeting' conference.

The High Level Meeting in Vilnius was attended by ministers from Estonia, Latvia, Finland and Belgium, as well as high-level officials delegated by ministers from Denmark, Poland, Sweden and Germany, Director of Green Transformation and Energy Systems Integration from the European Commission Catharina Sikow-Magny, NATO Assistant Secretary General David van Weel, transmission system operators from all eight countries around the Baltic Sea and offshore wind developers. As Deputy Minister Miłosz Motyka stressed, Russia's aggression against Ukraine has forced EU countries to rethink how to ensure energy security for their citizens.
He also pointed out that improving energy efficiency is important, as this reduces the demand for energy and, thus, the raw materials and the effects of possible energy supply shortages.

Poland's energy transformation is an ambitious process that involves extensive action in all sectors and different technologies. In implementing the EU climate and energy policy, Poland is placing particular emphasis on the development of renewable energy sources, such as wind power and photovoltaics. A second important element in the development of zero-carbon capacity is the development of nuclear energy

– he pointed out.


He added that as technology advances, the system will be enriched with other sources and flexibility tools, with decarbonised gases such as hydrogen and biogas playing a particular role.
The event took place on 10 April 2024 in Vilnius.


Additional information: https://enmin.lrv.lt/en/news/discussions-on-offshore-wind-in-the-baltic-sea-focus-on-infrastructure-development-and-security/

 

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