FOR THE MEDIA
• August 13, 2025
PSG takes an active part in the transition of Silesian heat engineering. Almost PLN 20 million for investments
The decarbonisation of Silesian heat engineering is accelerating. In accordance with the plans of energy companies, by 2030, they intend to fully abandon production from coal and provide their customers with 100% low- or zero-emission heat. Investments carried out by Polska Spółka Gazownictwa in agreement with TAURON Ciepło will also play their parts in this process. Two new connections worth almost PLN 20 million will help provide the local heat and power plants with gas.
“In the future, the gas network will also supply biomethane. Therefore, the investments executed by Polska Spółka Gazownictwa are consistent with the region’s energy transition and are in accordance with the ORLEN by 2035 strategy, which aims for systematic decarbonisation and an increase in energy from renewable sources. Their realisation will contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and the elimination of harmful substances released into the atmosphere,” emphasises Wojciech Kowalski, member of the Management Board of Polska Spółka Gazownictwa.
The first connection, which will enable the operation of two new gas boilers in the process of heat production starting already from the coming heating season, applies to the EC2 Bielsko-Północ Heat and Power Plant (Elektrociepłownia Bielsko-Północ EC2) in Czechowice-Dziedzice. The executed investment included the construction of a high-pressure gas pipeline of over 1 km in length and a reduction and measurement station together with associated infrastructure. The cost of the executed task on PSG’s side amounted to over PLN 9 million net.
The capacity of the connection is greater than it follows from the current demand, since by 2027 TAURON Ciepło plans to also construct there a high-efficiency cogeneration system based on three engines with a total power of 30 MWe/30 MWt, also powered with natural gas. Heat from the new installation will be used in local heat engineering systems for residents of Bielsko-Biała and Czechowice-Dziedzice, while electrical energy will power the national power system, where it will supplement and stabilise power from renewable energy sources.
The second gas connection is executed in Cieszyn. Its launch by the end of the year will allow the use of gas in the Cieszyn Heat and Power Plant (Elektrociepłownia Cieszyn). The investment includes the construction of a short section of high-pressure gas pipeline, a reduction and measurement station, an increased medium-pressure gas pipeline of almost 3 km in length, and a measurement station. The cost of the investment on PSG’s side amounts to over PLN 10 million net.
The Gasworks Branch in Zabrze is already preparing the investment process of further gas connections executed for heat and power plants in Jaworzno, Tychy, Zawiercie, Będzin, and Katowice.
The first connection, which will enable the operation of two new gas boilers in the process of heat production starting already from the coming heating season, applies to the EC2 Bielsko-Północ Heat and Power Plant (Elektrociepłownia Bielsko-Północ EC2) in Czechowice-Dziedzice. The executed investment included the construction of a high-pressure gas pipeline of over 1 km in length and a reduction and measurement station together with associated infrastructure. The cost of the executed task on PSG’s side amounted to over PLN 9 million net.
The capacity of the connection is greater than it follows from the current demand, since by 2027 TAURON Ciepło plans to also construct there a high-efficiency cogeneration system based on three engines with a total power of 30 MWe/30 MWt, also powered with natural gas. Heat from the new installation will be used in local heat engineering systems for residents of Bielsko-Biała and Czechowice-Dziedzice, while electrical energy will power the national power system, where it will supplement and stabilise power from renewable energy sources.
The second gas connection is executed in Cieszyn. Its launch by the end of the year will allow the use of gas in the Cieszyn Heat and Power Plant (Elektrociepłownia Cieszyn). The investment includes the construction of a short section of high-pressure gas pipeline, a reduction and measurement station, an increased medium-pressure gas pipeline of almost 3 km in length, and a measurement station. The cost of the investment on PSG’s side amounts to over PLN 10 million net.
The Gasworks Branch in Zabrze is already preparing the investment process of further gas connections executed for heat and power plants in Jaworzno, Tychy, Zawiercie, Będzin, and Katowice.
