Highlights 

• Two agreements have been signed for co-financing under the European Funds for Eastern Poland. 
• The total value of the projects exceeds PLN 523 million, and EU co-financing amounts to over PLN 208 million. 
• The funds will be allocated to the construction and modernisation of power stations and high-voltage lines. 
• The investments will increase the capacity to connect renewable energy sources and improve the stability of the power system. 
• The investments will also include cabling the network, which will increase its resistance to extreme weather conditions. 
• The beneficiary of the projects is PGE Dystrybucja S.A. 

The investments will include, among other things, the construction of new and modernisation of existing power stations, as well as the construction and reconstruction of power lines, including their cabling. Their aim is both to increase the capacity to connect renewable energy sources and to improve energy security, especially resistance to difficult weather conditions. 

For two years, we have been saying that Poland is one big energy construction site – and this is no exaggeration. From the Baltic Sea to Subcarpathia, through the Lublin Region, new investments are being implemented throughout the country. Nowadays, we are undergoing a huge modernisation process, which is necessary to strengthen our energy infrastructure. Today is another point on the map of this construction site and another stage that we must tick off to be able to set the next tasks and goals

– said the Minister of Climate and Environment Paulina Hennig-Kloska during the ceremonial signing of agreements for co-financing two projects for the development of the power grid implemented by PGE Dystrybucja S.A. 

The new agreements, financed by the Ministry of Climate and Environment, cover investments by PGE Dystrybucja in the Rzeszów and Zamość branches. The Rzeszów project involves the implementation of six tasks, including the construction of the 110/15 kV Krosno and 110/15 kV Błażowa stations. The value of the funding allocated to this project is nearly PLN 76.5 million. The project implemented in the Zamość Branch, on the other hand, received funding of over PLN 131.7 million. These funds will be used, among other things, for the construction of the 110 kV Chełm-Dorohusk line and the construction of the 110/15 kV Dorohusk station. 

We have accelerated the process of change and the development of the Polish energy sector's resilience. The development of renewable energy sources and the creation of conditions for their rapid growth were our priority. At the same time, we were fully aware that simply increasing the number of renewable energy installations would not be enough – one of the biggest challenges is to prepare the entire system so that it works stably and allows these sources to operate effectively. That is why it is necessary to modernise and rebuild the energy infrastructure. And that is what we are doing right now – step by step, consistently, throughout the country

– said the Minister of Climate and Environment in Lublin. 

Both projects will significantly increase the energy security of regions located on Poland's eastern border. The projects also include plans to cable sections of the lines, which is particularly important in the context of the increasing frequency of extreme weather events: heavy snowfall, icing and strong winds. Overhead lines are particularly vulnerable to such factors, while cable lines are highly resistant and significantly reduce the risk of mass failures. An example of such a task is the extension of the 110 kV Przeworsk-Przemyśl line to the Munina station, where a fibre-optic cable will be laid alongside a nearly two-kilometre-long cable line for the purposes of communication and security.