Paweł Stanczak, advisor to the GTSOU’s Representation in the EU, took part in the online public debate “Energy without borders: Ukraine and Poland” jointly organised by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting and the Warsaw Enterprise Institute.
During his speech, Paweł Stanczak emphasized the importance of GTSOU’s accession to the ENTSO-G network, which would allow the Company to become a full-fledged member of the European network of operators and to conduct business on the European market same as other players. Mr. Stanczak also dwelled on the development of alternative energy in Ukraine, particularly with regard to the production of biomethane and opportunities offered by such production.
“Biomethane is a chance to decentralise energy sources. In the times of war, centralised energy production and distribution is not always able to cover the country’s needs. Development of the biomethane industry will allow to decentralize production, and therefore to survive difficult times caused, for instance, by war,” Paweł Stanczak said.
The GTSOU’s representative also emphasised the benefits of Ukrainian alternative energy development for Poland. According to him, Poland’s interest in the import of Ukrainian-made biomethane would contribute to a more active integration of the two countries’ gas transmission systems. Similarly, Ukraine’s ambitions to become a major player in the European hydrogen industry may encourage the use of currently unloaded parts of Poland’s GTS to create new infrastructure connections between Ukraine and the EU.
Apart from that, a couple of days ago a meeting of the Ukrainian-Polish Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Lviv. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Among the issues raised with regard to energy sector, Ukraine’s delegation focused on the need to create firm natural gas transportation capacities on the Polish side, as well as to provide for the possibility of natural gas storage in Ukrainian underground facilities to strengthen Europe’s energy security.