Last week, the LPG manufacture started talking to the Ministry of manufacture about a increasing Russian import of 1 of the components of LPG - butane. It is simply bypassing the embargo on Russian liquid gas in force since December. However, there is simply a gap in the sanctions, allowing to import n-butanes and isobutanes. With isobutane it's a different story, but n-butanes yet end up in LPG.
I URE and the Ministry of manufacture are observing the increased activity of the mixing plant at the east border. They mix Russian butane with “nonsanctionable” propane and sale the product, mainly in popular 11 kg bottles at attractive prices.
And it turns out there are no simple solutions. The extension of the EU embargo to n-butanes and isobutane will surely block Hungary and Slovakia, due to the fact that it is thanks to these countries that specified a gap has been left in sanctions.
It could be prohibited to mix butanes in Poland, but only Lithuanian and Latvian mixers are waiting for it. There is the imposition of duties on these products from Russia, which already Orban and Fico will not block, as they did not block duties on goods from the USA. Customs duties are imposed by the European Commission, which does not necessarily gotta rush. In addition, advanced purity n-butanes and isobutanes have prices of the same customs code, and this isobutane is filled with spray of all types, and this gas is utilized to foam plastics, e.g. in the manufacture of insulation linings for pipes. In specified a situation, the administrative modes of the device will surely rotate slowly. And if there's request for goods, the embargo won't help.
JSW demands a return of 1.6 billion "solidarisation contributions"
Jastrzębska Węglowa requested PLN 1.6 billion paid in 2023 and paid in 2024 for the Difference of Prices Payment Fund
so-called "solidarity contributions" from "extraordinary profits". During the crisis, energy companies recorded gigantic windfall profits. The EU has so introduced a paratax, including coal and oil companies. In 2023, the parliament then adopted regulations ordering coal companies to pay 33% of the extraordinary profits, so it constructed a statutory provision that the "contribution of solidarity" from extraordinary profits from coal extraction and coke production in 2022 only paid JSW. After the change of power, the peculiar taxation besides included Orlen.
The company has just reported yearly results, according to which in 2024 its net failure amounted to PLN 7.3 billion. And a minute later, she asked ZUS to postpone payment of PLN 1.3 billion.
Energa-Operator: data from meters for free
Energa-Operator as the first Polish distribution strategy operator completely abolished the metre reading fees. At the request of an OSD client, he will supply all the measurement data in the requested form, either by email, letter or on a retention average for free. So far, you could check the hourly data from the distant counter read utilizing the app or portal for free.
According to the company, this did not meet the expectations of interested, active users of the data, as 15-minute readings are indicated for the decision on consumer behaviour.
The distant reading meters presently have 87% of the recipients connected to the Energa-Operator network.
Trump wants coal again.
U.S. president Donald Trump signed a decree, predicting among others. A 2-year derogation for coal-fired power plants not complying with national standards for mercury, arsenic and benzene emissions. In addition, another power plants and industrial installations under decrees will have the right to request further exemptions from emanation standards from the national authorities.
On this occasion Trump announced that coal is “great” and will service to power data centers and artificial intelligence.
How does the energy business feel about that? The share of coal in US electricity production has been decreasing for years and there is no indication that the trend will reverse by decree. In 2024 the share of coal fell to a evidence low level of little than 15%. And for the first time, coal production outpaced the combined number of wind and sun, which produced 17% of the current.
Already during Trump's first word in 2016-2020, despite his electoral slogan "Trump digs coal" the American coal went down equally downwards.
British Steel sinks, the government buys coal for the company
Controlled by the Chinese, British Steel was on the brink of collapse. The owner of the Chinese Jingye Group did not agree with the British government about financial assistance and the Chinese announced in the past week that within 48 hours it would be essential to pay for supplies of natural materials essential for the operation of the last 2 large British Steel kilns in Scunthorpe. If this does not happen, both will be disabled in a fewer weeks and will no longer be enabled. Jingye added that the steel works are unprofitable.
In response, the British government offered to the Chinese to buy coal coke for the steelworks on its own account. According to unofficial sources, the government in London offered Jingye the redemption of British Steel, or nationalization of form.
The Scunthorpe Huta is fundamentally the last British metallurgical plant capable of producing scrap metal. For example, it delivers 95% of rail rails to the UK market.
