Poland Deepens Regional Energy Ties as Part of Push for EU Resilience

Poland is deepening energy cooperation with its neighbors as part of a broader push to strengthen the European Union's energy resilience in the face of continued geopolitical pressure linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Off the coast of Gdańsk, construction is underway on Poland's first offshore gas terminal, with floating cranes and construction vessels working on steel piles rising from the Baltic Sea at a height of eight metres above the waves, as part of the country's efforts to diversify its energy supply.

Since Russian gas supplies to Poland were cut off following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine four years ago, the country has turned to the global energy market to secure alternative supplies, a shift that has required significant new infrastructure investment.

The push for energy diversification comes as global energy prices remain elevated, driven in part by the war in the Middle East, complicating the economics of securing new supply even as Poland and its Baltic neighbors prioritize reducing dependence on any single source.

Strengthening the diversity of the country's energy mix remains a top priority not only for Poland but for the European Union more broadly, as the bloc continues efforts to reduce vulnerability to supply disruptions linked to geopolitical tensions.