Presentation in March plan to create a center of Polish Silesia and the consolidation of the mining industry of energy – such announcement presented at the conference, Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz. On Wednesday, the government adopted a recovery program for KW.
She said Health Minister, the adopted on Wednesday a program is linked to the new proposal, to be presented to the inhabitants of Silesia. “The proposal to create a strong Silesia Polish center industry. That is where we are right now extinguish mines, where operations expand economic zone. (…) Where we have the industry (…) heavy, steel, wysokoenergochłonny, there needs to be supported and will continue to do. At the beginning of March, we present a solution, “- said the Prime Minister.She added that such support is needed in order to energy prices for Polish hut – which sometimes exceed the price of energy in countries such as Germany and Spain – were much lower. “As for the moment we will have the problem of the withdrawal by investors from these areas of our industry. We want to be a half-step forward” – she said. On Wednesday, the government decided to set up a team that will prepare a special plan for development of the region of Silesia.
With reference to the adopted program repair KW Health Minister announced that the draft amendments to the coal-mining industry will go to the Parliament on Thursday or Friday.
The Prime Minister also announced that the decision to abolish the Coal Company, and replacing it with a new company will consolidate the energy industry with the mining industry. “The decision to repair the Polish mining industry, repair the situation in KW, really to abolish Coal Company, but replace it with a new company and to carry out this difficult, but necessary process, lead to the consolidation of the energy industry with the mining industry,” – said at a press conference Kopacz .
“That’s the whole problem to combine a healthy, energy efficient in the healthy organism, which will be profitable mines. Therefore, this program will be preceded by a – before negotiations – information minister of the treasury on the consolidation of the energy industry,” – she added.
She stressed that coal is the foundation of the Polish energy sector. “When in November (2014 years – PAP) learned that run out of money for the payments to miners just before Christmas that run on them to pay for such an important Miners, when we found out at the end of November that the loss Coal Company mine – and those mine is 14 – reaches 400 million zł, and a surcharge for each ton of coal mined is 65 zł, we knew it was time to talk about the Polish mining passed, it was time for action “- said Health Minister.
“There were only two ways, the first way is the one that was previously used, namely the systematic bring extra money from the state budget to the Polish mining and duration or route much more difficult, requiring a comprehensive solution that requires determination. I chose the second “- emphasized the Prime Minister.
The Health Minister, talking about the consolidation of Polish energy and mining added that these works “will be linked to the economic viability of coal gassing.” She also stressed that the opening of plants that could gazyfikować Polish coal will be preceded by expert opinions regarding the cost-effectiveness of such technology. She added that the idea of such plants is associated with the EU guidelines adopted at the last climate summit.
“If it turns out that the method of gassing carbon could give us their own gas, but was so cost-effective method that today we could not decide on the opening of such establishments, it must be preceded by a reliable expertise and this expertise will be executed . The most difficult and cost-intensive investment in these plants, which gazowałyby Polish coal (…) are plants that capture CO2. (…) Everything will be based on the opinions and expertise of economists, and I hope that they get expertise in Within a few months, “- said Health Minister.
The Council of Ministers adopted on Wednesday, a rescue plan for the Coal Company. It results from the dramatic financial situation. The program envisages liquidation 4 of 14 mines KW, 9 takeover by the new company and the sale of one Węglokoks. The plan also assumes KW leave assets not related to mining activities for the purpose of liquidation (sale of assets).
Government Plenipotentiary. Restructuring of the coal Wojciech Kowalczyk told a press conference that the alternative of not implementing this plan is uncontrolled, chaotic bankruptcy of the company. The aim of the program is also – as he said Kowalczyk – to build a profitable mining company that has a coal mine on economic principles and increase the production of the new company, including carbon through the introduction of a six day week.
“This does not mean that the miners will work six days, the miners will work five days, but the company will fedrować for six days a week. We do not expect any work on Sunday,” – said Kowalczyk.
He said that in KW employs over 49 thousand. people. “The average cost of production is 316 zł per ton, the cost of coal sales is approx. 250 thous., Respectively. The loss on sales for the first 11 months of last year, it is more than 1 billion 100 million. Liabilities Coal Company at the present time is approx. 4 billion zł 200 million “, – noted attorney.
“We present the following solutions. Four coal mines we want to convey to the restructuring of the company’s mines to quench extraction. Mine Piekary will be acquired by Węglokoks SA, the other nine mines in two stages will be moved to the new SPV Coal Company capitalized in the first stage by Węglokoks. (…) This company, financially supported by Węglokoks target and potentially market-based energy sector companies, already in the early stages of its existence will reduce the costs of extraction of the more than 300 zł to approx. 260 gold “- he said. He added that in the four mines KW, to be forwarded to the Company Restructuring Mines to quench the activity, works approx. 11 thousand. people. “Initially we want (number of people) who will benefit from the financial clearance is not greater than 3000,” – said Kowalczyk.
He added, moreover, that on Friday in CPS Dialog in Warsaw for the program adopted by the government will hold talks with representatives of all the central trade unions and Coal Company. As reported on the pages of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, to be held on Friday, also team meeting. Operation of mining under the leadership Kowalczyk.
Among the objectives of the achievements authors adopted on Wednesday, including exchange program ensuring the country’s energy security by domestic supply of coal to power plants in the next 30 years financial security for workers in mines destined for extinction and the increase in production in the mines profitable and have the potential to improve. The government does not rule out a possible sale of mines outside investor.
The outline of the recovery plan assets Coal Company estimates the cost of its implementation at 2.3 billion zł – 1.4 billion in 2015. And 0.9 billion in 2016. The persistence of the current situation by 2020. Fee economy the need to recover zł 10-25 billion loss, depending on the price of coal.
The document states, inter alia, that the TA may cause complete loss of liquidity by the end of January, the company recently brought zł 200 million loss from operating activities per month, while a ton of coal produced an average of 42 KW dopłacała zł, with then in November, this figure reached 66 zł. In the 11 months of 2014. On coal sales KW lost 1 billion zł 140 million and liabilities at the end of November reached 4.2 billion zł
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