Poland still runs on coal

Poland may have hosted the COP24 at the end of 2018, but it is not easy to make it turn the page on all-coal, which provides more than 80% of electricity. Present in Poland for more than 20 years, Veolia supports the authorities towards an ecological transition that is progressing slowly.

The great pride of Frédéric Faroche, Managing Director of Veolia, is the heating network in Warsaw, the capital, 1,500 kilometers of hot water pipes that in-house engineers have succeeded in making intelligent.

“We have equipped it with sensors in all delivery points and remote control instruments, in order to waste as little energy as possible in pumping and transport,” explains the country director of Veolia in Poland. first solved the problem of leaks, then we geolocated and rationalized the employment of the brigades in charge of maintenance operations “.

Result: 13 million euros of investment, and the saving each year of the energy expenditure of a city of 60,000 inhabitants!

Less energy means less coal consumed, and less CO2 and other particles released into the atmosphere. Poland is also part of a coalition of 190 countries to commit to phasing out coal from 2030.

An agreement in this direction was concluded Wednesday, November 3, during the COP26 in Glasgow. The signatories also agreed on the end of all investments in new coal-fired electricity production.

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