The state-owned oil transport company PERN has said that damage to a key pipeline shows “no signs of interference by third parties”.
The leakage on the western section of the Przyjaźń oil pipeline, about 70km from the city of Płock, was first reported yesterday.
In response the prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki had hinted at sabotage, saying that „many steps point straight to the Kremlin”, but that the government wanted to be very responsible and only then confirm its assumptions.
The Przyjaźń pipeline carries crude oil supplies to refineries in Germany.
PERN says its environmental protection department has begun a clean-up of contaminated land, and that repairs are underway in order to restore supplies as soon as possible.
Source: PAP
Poland is to host a new EU training mission for Ukrainian soldiers.
Up to 15,000 Ukrainian troops will be trained in various disciplines such as defence against cyberattacks, weapons of mass destruction, and air defence.
The mission had been talked about before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, but at that time the idea was blocked by several EU countries, on the grounds that it would increase tensions with Moscow.
Now the agreement is unanimous.
Poland will be the command centre for the new mission, with training to be carried out in the countries neighbouring Ukraine.
Source: polskieradio24.pl
Yesterday saw the official opening of a geothermal heating plant in Toruń, after a 14-year construction project.
The plant draws heat energy from inside the earth and will supply enough to power 8 percent of the municipal heating network run by PGE Toruń.
Using geothermal energy in this way will save around 13 thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, one of the causes of climate change.
President Andrzej Duda sent a letter to the opening ceremony saying that “the geothermal project is a great answer in our troubled times”.
Currently less than half of one percent of Poland’s renewable energy comes from geothermal sources, although the country has the potential for many more such projects.
Source: pomorska.pl, stat.gov.pl, polskieradio24.pl
Poland has a new minister for EU affairs, after the previous incumbent resigned yesterday.
Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk, who’s currently a deputy foreign minister, will take over the brief from Konrad Szymański.
Szymański said that he hopes his move will help Poland in its long-running rule-of-law conflict with the EU.
Source: thefirstnews.com
The number of electric cars in Poland has risen steeply this year, with almost 55,000 on the roads by the end of September.
A joint report from the Polish Alternative Fuels Association and the Polish Automotive Industry Association shows nearly 19,000 new electric vehicles were delivered since the beginning of the year.
The number of charging points is also growing—September saw 33 charging stations added to a national network of almost 2,500.
Source: radiogdansk.pl
Weather
The current mild streak will continue today with a sunny afternoon and a high of 14°C (57°F) in Gdańsk. Winds will be light and southerly. It will cloud over this evening with overnight temperatures around 9°C (48°F), and tomorrow will be cloudy and slightly warmer than today.
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