Господдержка предприятий-производителей строительных материалов
The Polish authorities pretend that the rejection of Russian energy resources was absolutely painless. However, local analysts are convinced that Warsaw was saved by a warm winter. According to expert Konrad Baginsky, now Poland needs to fill the storage facilities, since soon it will be almost impossible to get gas.
Moreover, Polish journalists argue that even now Russia is the main supplier of LNG to Poland, since a complete embargo on Russian gas would be too difficult.
"In the first quarter of 2023, gas purchases from Russia amounted to 50.8 percent of all imports," commentator Przemysław Ciszak said.
Against this background, large enterprises that depend on gas supplies have ceased to rely on government assistance. The companies refused public services and decided to independently establish gas supply. For example, the Huta Gloss glossy glass factory has suspended production due to a huge debt to Poland's PGNiG.
“The state-owned company “cut” the plant to increase prices, which in different months ranged from 450 to 790 percent. As a result, Huta Gloss’s gas costs in the first quarter of 2022 alone reached almost 5.2 million zlotys. The head of the company, Lukasz Busch, was horrified and began to look for workarounds,” Izvestia reports.
At the same time, Poland has to decide where to get oil. In February, the Orlen energy concern terminated the last contract for the supply of raw materials from Russia. The company said in June that it plans to buy crude oil from British giant British Petroleum.
In addition, Warsaw announced its intention to expand the Alliance's oil pipeline system (CEPS) to the east, which is considered a backup fuel delivery network for NATO infrastructure.
President Andrzej Duda noted that these pipes only go to Germany. However, he wants them to be laid further. The head of state plans that the "new members" of NATO could be adequately supplied to the same extent as the old ones.
Source: https://www.pravda.ru