Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA has signed contracts with EDF Gaz Toruń Sp. z o.o. and EDF Toruń S.A. for the supply of gas to EDF’s new CHP plant in Toruń.

The parties have signed two contracts, one of which provides for the supply of gas for the plant’s technical start-up and commissioning, and the other for the supply of gas after the plant comes on stream commercially, for the period from March 1st 2017 to October 1st 2019. The aggregate volume of contracted gas is approximately 355 mcm.

“The contract with EDF for the supply of gas to the Toruń-based CHP plant is another proof that we have a lot to offer”, said Maciej Woźniak, Vice-President of the Management Board of PGNiG responsible for Trade. “By selecting PGNiG, customers receive not only competitively priced fuel, but also guaranteed supplies from a reliable partner, which is essential for projects of this type”, he added.

“The new gas-fired CHP plant at EDF Toruń will replace the existing coal-fired boilers. The new plant will be fuelled by gas supplied by Polish company, PGNiG, which guarantees secure and reliable heat supplies for the people of Toruń”, said Robert Kowalski, President of the Management Board of EDF Toruń. “The gas-fired plant will have highly efficient and low-emission facilities to co-generate heat and power. Power production from the plant will enhance the energy security of the town and the region. The replacement of the coal-fired boilers with the new gas-fired CHP plant will reduce emissions of sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter by approximately 90%, greatly contributing to improvement of air quality in Toruń”, emphasised Mr Kowalski.

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Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. is the leader in the Polish natural gas market. PGNiG S.A. is a publicly traded company, listed in the WIG20 index of the Polish blue-chip stocks. The company’s business comprises exploration for and production of natural gas and crude oil, and − via its key subsidiaries − import, storage, sale and distribution of gas and liquid fuels, as well as heat and electricity generation. PGNiG S.A. holds equity interests in 29 subsidiaries, including providers of specialist geophysical, drilling and well services, highly valued on international markets. PGNiG SA has branches and representative offices in Russia, Pakistan, Belarus and Ukraine. PGNiG S.A. is the sole owner of PGNiG Upstream International AS, engaged in upstream activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and the Norwegian Sea; POGC - Libya BV, conducting hydrocarbon exploration operations in the Murzuq Basin in Libya; PGNiG Sales & Trading GmbH in Munich, which trades in gas; and PGNiG Finance AB in Stockholm, incorporated for the purpose of issuing eurobonds on the European market.

EDF Toruń S.A.

Currently, EDF Toruń is a producer and supplier of heat to more than 100 thousand residential, commercial and institutional customers in Toruń. With an annual output in excess of 2,500 TJ, it meets 57% of the local demand for heat. The company ensures all-year-round heat supplies for central heating, hot domestic water and air conditioning systems. It has a total installed thermal and electrical capacity of, respectively, ca. 375 MWt and 2.2 MW, and owns an over 230-km long municipal heating network. With a portfolio of ca. 1,200 customers, EDF Toruń is an important local business in the Toruń area.

In July 2015, the company launched construction of a high-efficiency gas-fired CHP project, which is to replace the existing coal-fired units in the first quarter of 2017. The new gas-fired plant will have a total installed heat and power generation capacity of, respectively, 330 MWt and 100 MWe.

EDF Group in Poland

A leader of the European energy market, the EDF Group is an integrated business, spanning energy generation, trade, supply and services. Its markets shares in Poland are close to 10% in the electricity market and 15% in the district heating market. EDF is also the largest foreign investor in the country’s energy sector, as well as a leading producer of electricity and heat from high-efficiency co-generation, supplying heat to the cities of Kraków, Gdańsk and Gdynia, Wrocław, Zielona Góra and Toruń. In Rybnik, it operates a commercial coal-fired power plant with a capacity of 1,775 MW.

Through its subsidiaries EDF Polska, DK Energy, Fenice, Tiru and Citelum, it provides a wide range of energy-efficiency services to local communities and businesses. EDF also offers electricity supplies and services to large corporate customers and SMEs.