Dialogue with stakeholders

A successful course of the transformation process depends on its good understanding by all PGE stakeholder groups and their engagement in the process of changes. PGE makes every effort to ensure that the energy transition is fair, transparent and carried out in accordance with arrangements worked out in the dialogue process.

This dialogue takes place at different levels, in a form adapted to the type and communication needs of individual stakeholders. There are also solutions (such as regular dialogue sessions) that create a space for all key stakeholder groups to share their opinions in a common setting and report their expectations regarding the company.

Key stakeholders of the PGE Group

The PGE Group’s key stakeholders include the central government, local governments, regulators and market supervisory bodies, shareholders, investors, customers, employees, banks and financing institutions, insurers, suppliers and subcontractors, industrial, social and environmental organisations, the media, ESG analysts, academics, local communities and competitors.

. A materiality analysis performed by key executives and members of the PGE Group working teams involved in the activities of the Sustainability Committee and ESG initiatives in 2023 (based on questionnaire surveys)

Forms of dialogue with PGE Group stakeholders

As an organisation with a large scale and impact on its surroundings, the PGE Group is a natural partner for dialogue with a wide range of stakeholders. In order to develop in a sustainable way, it is important for PGE to examine and take into account their needs. It is committed to building relationships based on partnership.

The Investor Relations and ESG Department ensures coordination of all activities necessary to initiate and maintain good relations with existing and potential shareholders and investors. This means comprehensive and timely communication with the market and adherence to the highest reporting standards.

Under the Energy Law Act, the Energy Regulatory Office () is the central state administrative authority in Poland, which is responsible for regulating the energy sector as well as promoting competition. The President regulates the activities of energy companies, seeking to balance the interests of energy companies and customers. The PGE Group’s activities are also subject to other regulators, such as: Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Office of Technical Inspection, Financial Supervision Commission.

It is crucial for the PGE Group to create safe working conditions and stable employment for employees. PGE cares about their occupational development, providing them with interesting challenges and opportunities for participation in unique projects. PGE regards open and regular social dialogue as an integral part of its business activities.

PGE is committed to high standards of cooperation with its customers, anticipating and meeting their needs. PGE’s diverse offer is tailored to the individual needs of end users. We reach out to customers through various forms of contact. In order to better understand our customers’ needs, we carry out regular satisfaction surveys. This helps us to continuously improve the quality of our services and build positive relationships with our customers.

In PGE S.A., the direct business partner for current and future insurers is the Risk and Insurance Department. With the aim of providing the best possible degree of financial security for potential risks, PGE seeks the most favourable solutions. The dialogue enables us to tailor insurance products exactly to PGE’s needs.

For PGE, it is one of the key channels of communication with stakeholders, through which it presents its plans, results and achievements. PGE attaches great importance to a careful and proactive approach to relations with the media, bearing in mind the importance of access to full and timely information about the company.

As the leader of green change, PGE is open to dialogue with ESG analysts. The company’s representatives communicate openly with them, respond to their needs and try to incorporate sustainability principles into the PGE Group’s business operations on an ongoing basis. The assessments PGE receives in individual ratings or ESG tests are used to further develop the organisation responsibly and with future generations in mind.

As a member of the Polish Electricity Association, PGE belongs to EURELECTRIC, where it represents the interests of the European energy industry. As part of the Polish Committee of the World Energy Council, we play a role in shaping the organisation’s policy and indicating the direction of its activities. Through its presence in sectoral organisations, PGE pursues important strategic partnerships. On the initiative of PGE, a manual for counting the carbon footprint has been created within the Polish Association of Combined Heat and Power Plants, which will allow data to be compared within the sector in Poland.

PGE participates in the activities of many national as well as international environmental organisations, learning from them how to manage environmental protection and often supporting their activities. PGE Group companies actively cooperate with pro-environmental associations and organisations at the local level.

What the PGE Group buys and from whom is of great importance to it. The PGE Group’s purchase policy, as well as the Code of Conduct for Business Partners of PGE Capital Group Companies, emphasise the observance of high ethical, social and environmental standards by current and potential suppliers.

The PGE Group’s investment processes are preceded by dialogues with local communities in order to provide them with full information on the activities being carried out, as well as to learn about and meet their expectations. PGE is committed to being a good neighbour to the communities living near its assets, helping them in their development according to their needs and looking after their wellbeing.

As the leader of the energy transition, PGE is responsible for investing in new technologies and co-creating new sectors of the economy, such as the offshore wind energy sector. Cooperation with scientific institutions, including those educating potential future employees, is of crucial importance for the PGE Group.

Dialogue sessions

Information on what key stakeholders expect from the PGE Group is communicated during regular meetings. The latest stakeholder panel took place on 13 and 14 June 2022 in an online format.

~80

people shared their opinions on the company’s activities

50

participants in the Polish-language session

nearly 30

people in the English-language session attended mainly by representatives of international institutions

Dialogue sessions are conducted according to the AA 1000 corporate social responsibility standard, with independent external facilitators. The meetings are primarily aimed at gathering information on what key stakeholders expect from the PGE Group, including in the ESG area, and gathering opinions on which of the PGE Group’s activities are the most valuable and which should be additionally initiated. The outcome of dialogue sessions is also a list of the most important topics and issues identified by stakeholders that should be described in a non-financial information statement for a given year. More information on the results of the 2022 session is available in the section “About this statement”.

There are benefits for both parties in participating in PGE Group stakeholder panels. These include the following:

Opportunities to directly communicate what is expected of the PGE Group with respect to its environmental and social responsibility

Influence on the future directions of the PGE Group’s strategic development in the ESG area

Participation in the formulation of the PGE Group’s plans and activities responding to the needs of a wide range of stakeholders

Opportunities to present stakeholders’ opinions on the PGE Group’s activities and to learn about the PGE Group’s expectations and capabilities

Identification of ESG areas and topics relevant for presentation in the PGE Group’s integrated report

Relations with the social environment – public affairs

The basis for the sustainable, balanced development of the PGE Group is to maintain
ongoing partnerships with the institutions that oversee the functioning of the
markets in which the organisation operates. PGE is committed to a constructive
and transparent dialogue with independent market regulators and supervisory
authorities.

The PGE Group operates in an extremely complex and changing regulatory environment. Ongoing monitoring of legislative processes and active participation in dialogues with circles responsible for lawmaking, in both Poland and the European Union, is a necessary element for conducting effective business activities and meeting the expectations of the PGE Group’s stakeholders. Such efforts translate directly into building the Group’s value.

PGE aims to raise public awareness of the problems and challenges of the power generation sector. It is a natural partner for discussions and consultations with the legislature, central administration and local governments. PGE experts analyse the consequences of regulatory and political decisions in the field of power generation. The PGE Group shares observations and analyses on the existing framework facilitating dialogue with the administration and lawmakers. PGE also actively cooperates with numerous institutions, seeking to draw attention to issues of importance to the company and the energy industry as a whole. These tasks are carried out in accordance with the international cooperation procedure.

PGE is a member of a number of energy industry organisations and also presents its opinions through them. This ensures the development of a balanced position that takes into account the viewpoints of all members of such organisations. The issues of PGE Group companies’ membership in industry organisations are regulated by the procedure for managing the PGE CG companies’ membership in national and international industry organisations. An industry organisation is any national or international organisation, irrespective of its legal form, including an association, society, employers’ union or chamber of commerce, whose activities focus on issues related to the energy sector.

Key national and international industry organisations to which PGE Group companies belong (as at 8 March 2024)	Type of organisation	Membership of PGE Group company	Representation in organisation’s governing bodies*
Polish Electricity Association (PEA)	domestic	PGE S.A.	Performed functions: President of the PEA Governing Board, Vice President of the PEA Governing Board, Member of the PEA Governing Board, and Secretary of the PEA Governing Board
Eurelectric – indirect membership through the Polish Electricity Association (PEA)	international	PGE S.A.	Member of the Board of Directors of Eurelectric
Association of Polish Electrical Engineers (APEE)	domestic	PGE S.A.,PGE GIEK, PGE Dystrybucja and PGE Energia Ciepła	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Association of Energy Trading (AET)	domestic	PGE S.A.,PGE Obrót and PGE Energetyka Kolejowa	Performed functions: Vice President of the AET Governing Board and Member of the AET Governing Board
Association of Stock Exchange Issuers (ASEI)	domestic	PGE S.A. and ZEW KOGENERACJA S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (UEE)	domestic	PGE S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Union of Polish Energy Employers (UPEE)	domestic	PGE S.A., PGE GIEK S.A., PGE Dystrybucja S.A., PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. and PGE Energia Ciepła S.A.	Performed functions: President of the UPEE Management Board
European Energy Forum (EEF)	international	PGE S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Eurogas	international	PGE S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST)	international	PGE S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET)	international	PGE S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Euroheat&Power	international	PGE S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Bruegel	international	PGE S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)	international	PGE S.A. and PGE Energetyka Kolejowa S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET)	international	PGE S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Economic Associatio of Polish Power Plants (EAPPP)	domestic	PGE GIEK S.A.	Performed functions: Member of the EAPPP Management Board
Polish Association of Combined Heat and Power Plants (PACHPP)	domestic	PGE GIEK S.A., PGE PGE GIEK S.A., PGE Energia Ciepła S.A., ZEW KOGENERACJA S.A. and EC Zielona Góra S.A.	Performed functions: President of the PACHPP Management Board and two members of the PACHPP Management Board
Employers’ Association of Lignite Producers’ Union (EALPU)	domestic	PGE GIEK S.A.	Performed functions: President of the EALPU Management Board and Vice President of the EALPU Management Board
European Association for Coal and Lignite (EURACOAL) – indirect membership through the Employers’ Association of Lignite Producers’ Union (EALPU)	international	PGE GIEK S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Polish Association for Transmission and Distribution of Electricity (PATDE)	domestic	PGE Dystrybucja S.A. and PGE Energetyka Kolejowa S.A.	Performed functions: Vice President of the PATDE Management Board and two Members of the PATDE Management Board
European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO)	international	PGE Dystrybucja S.A. and PGE Energetyka Kolejowa S.A.	Performed functions: Member of the E.DSO Board of Directors
EU DSO Entity	international	PGE Dystrybucja S.A. and PGE Energetyka Kolejowa S.A	Performed functions: Member of the EU DSO Board of Directors
Cogen Europe	international	PGE Energia Ciepła S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Polish Offshore Wind Energy Association (POWEA) – planned transformation into the Polish Chamber of Offshore Wind Energy (PCOWE)	domestic	PGE Baltica sp. z o.o.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA)	domestic	PGE Baltica sp. z o.o. and PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
WindEurope (WE)	international	PGE Baltica sp. z o.o.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Hydroelectric Power Association (HPA)	domestic	PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A.	Performed functions: Member of the HPA Management Board
European Coal Combustion Products Association (ECOBA) – indirect membership through the Polish Union of Combustion By-Products	international	PGE Ekoserwis S.A.	Performed functions: Member of the ECOBA Management Board
Polish Union of of Combustion By-Products (PU CBP)	domestic	PGE Ekoserwis S.A.	Performed functions: President of the PU CBP Management Board and Vice President of the PU CBP Management Board
Association of Producers of Energy from Waste (APEW)	domestic	PGE Energia Ciepła S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
Association of Energy Distribution Employers (AEDE)	domestic	PGE Dystrybucja S.A. and PGE Energetyka Kolejowa S.A.	Performed functions: President of the Management Board Vice President of the Management Board
Association of Railway Employers (ARE)	domestic	PGE Energetyka Kolejowa S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies
International Union of Railways (UIC)	international	PGE Energetyka Kolejowa S.A.	No PGE Group representatives in the organisation’s governing bodies

* the issue of representatives of the PGE Capital Group sitting in organisations’ governing bodies is under modification, the above information is valid as at 8 March 2024

As the largest power company in Poland, PGE is aware of the importance of decisions on the future of the energy sector being taken at the European Union level. The PGE Group has an international presence and is actively involved in institutional dialogue that supports the idea of mutual understanding. A constructive exchange of arguments and views leads to a compromise. A significant range of activities is carried out through PGE’s Brussels Office and through its membership in the Polish Electricity Association (PEA), which brings together representatives of the industry in Poland. Furthermore, through the PEA, PGE actively participates in the work of EURELECTRIC, an international organisation representing the interests of the electricity industry at the European Union level.

The growing need for direct dialogue with the European environment led PGE S.A. to open its own office in Brussels in April 2019, remaining a member of the PEA. The main role of the PGE S.A. Office in Brussels is to intensify the PGE Capital Group’s activity in matters related to the EU’s implemented and planned energy and climate regulations. The office supports the implementation of the Group’s strategic objectives to ensure the long-term growth of its value in the context of the changing political and economic conditions on the EU electricity market.

Dialogue with shareholders

The primary objectives of PGE’s information policy are transparency and cooperation based on mutual trust. Effective communication and transparency in relations with investors are in the company’s best interest and build its value for shareholders. Investor relations activities go beyond regulatory requirements. These oblige the company to comply with its periodic and current reporting obligations, with a particular focus on price-sensitive information.

In 2023, PGE S.A. maintained multi-channel communication with capital market participants through its website and the dedicated Investor Relations tab, email correspondence following significant events in the PGE Group, as well as meetings with analysts and investors.

After the pandemic, the Company returned to the format of investor conferences held at physical venues both in Poland and abroad, including London and Prague.

Each time prior to the publication of an interim report, PGE S.A. published financial result estimates together with information on non-recurring events. In addition, a presentation detailing the estimated result and the key factors influencing the year-on-year change in the result was published on the website.

Following the publication of interim results, the company held four Management Board conferences for journalists and analysts to discuss the operating and financial results for the period and the company’s growth prospects. The conferences were also streamed live on the internet, with a transcript of the broadcast then posted on the corporate website. Each time, an opportunity was provided for participants to ask questions.

In addition, the website included:

presentations of the financial results with an analyst’s package and supplement to the presentations in the form of an xls file,
a periodically updated investor presentation,
a presentation on the takeover of PKP Energetyka by PGE S.A.,
a presentation on the PGE Group’s decarbonisation plan (Decarbonisation Pathway),
an editable xls-format file with financial and operational data presented as a time series from the first quarter of 2011 to the last reporting period,
a consensus of analysts’ forecasts,
a calendar of events.

With a view to ensuring transparency in the implementation of the idea of sustainable development and the presentation of the company’s impact on its environment, the PGE Capital Group’s integrated report was published online. The 2022 report is available at: https://raportzintegrowany2022.gkpge.pl/

Dialogue between individual companies and their stakeholders

In the area of dialogue with external stakeholders, PGE Group companies organise meetings with representatives of local authorities and conduct social consultations accompanying investment projects. They also hold meetings with potential business partners or workshops for contractors from the energy and other sectors.

Dialogue with PGE Dystrybucja business partners

In 2023, PGE Dystrybucja carried out many investments in electricity networks in the area of operation of all the company’s branches, so there is an ongoing dialogue with local communities, including local authorities, associations, public services such as the Fire Brigade, Territorial Defence Forces, Police and Provincial Crisis Management Centres.

In 2023, the company cooperated with local authorities in the planning and implementation of electricity distribution investment projects by organising Energy Forums in 2023.

In each of the company’s seven branches, meetings were held throughout the year between PGE Dystrybucja representatives and local authorities, during which a lot of time was spent discussing topics such as the connection of RES farms and the production of green energy in a way that does not disrupt the operation of the distribution network. Energy Forums for local government officials have been organised since 2007 on a biennial basis and are designed to build active cooperation between local government units and the electricity distribution enterprise in the planning and implementation of investment projects.

In March 2023, a workshop for PGE Dystrybucja contractors was organised, addressed mainly to representatives of companies from the energy and construction sectors interested in carrying out investments for PGE Dystrybucja. Workshops are a regular and proven element of the company’s investment process, and their format transparently explains complex tendering procedures and facilitates contractors’ effective participation in PGE Dystrybucja’s tenders. The 2023 workshop attracted more than 300 participants, of which around 50 contractors interested in working with the company attended the seminar in person at the Lublin Conference Centre. Further opportunities for face-to-face meetings with potential business partners of the company were provided by the event called “PGE Dystrybucja’s Zone for Contractors”, which was organised during the ENERGETICS Energy Industry Fair in Lublin and the 25th ENEX International Trade Fair for Power Generation and Renewable Energy Sources ENEX in Kielce.

>300

participants in a workshop for contractors PGE Dystrybucja

~50

contractors interested in working with the company

In 2023, PGE Dystrybucja continued its cooperation with the Territorial Defence Forces (TOT) based on the previously concluded cooperation agreements. These agreements provide for mutual support, exchange of experience and opinions, and joint exercises concerning energy infrastructure protection called “Friendly Energy-23”, survival training courses and “Amper” emergency response exercises. An additional objective of this cooperation is support from the TOT to be provided in the event of large-scale power outages, while the TOT have the opportunity to train on power infrastructure facilities.

PGE Energia Ciepła’s cooperation with local authorities

District heating is a key contributor to the fight against low emissions in Polish towns and cities. For years, PGE Energia Ciepła CHP plants have been supporting local authorities in their battles for clean air. The branches of PGE Energia Ciepła, together with local authorities, engage in information and education campaigns aimed at connecting individual buildings to district heating networks. Energy and heat conservation was also a consistently important theme in 2023.

PGE Toruń has been cooperating with the city in many areas for years. The Toruń-based company supports energy efficiency improvements by providing consultancy services for municipal buildings, including energy consumption analyses for facilities and thermal imaging of roofs. In 2023, the company cooperated with the city, focusing in the preparation of preventive measures in the event of the mass occurrence of the Legionella bacterium.

The company and the local authorities cooperate on an ongoing basis with respect to the connection of new buildings to the district heating network and the refurbishment of heat pipes within the city, including buildings managed by such municipal institutions as the Housing Management Enterprise the Social Housing Association. Particularly important was cooperation related to the implementation of the project aimed at connecting the facilities of the European Film Centre Camerimage to the district heating network. On an ongoing basis, PGE Toruń cooperates with the local government of Toruń on updating documents that are important and strategic for the city of Toruń and related to the supply of heat to the municipality.

PGE Energia Ciepła Wybrzeże Branch cooperates with the City of Gdynia on the programme called “Thermal imaging, or how to seal a household budget”. In 2022, its sixth edition was launched. Owners, managers and administrators of residential buildings located in Gdynia could submit their properties for participation in the project. Thermal imaging surveys, which are completely free of charge for residents, were carried out over the winter, from 1 November 2022 to the end of February 2023. Ninety buildings were surveyed.

For the eighth time in 2023, PGE Energia Ciepła, together with the City of Gdynia and the heat distributor OPEC, organised a seminar for property managers in Gdynia. It was an excellent opportunity to talk about the advantages of being connected to a district heating network, as well as the methods of improving energy efficiency and reducing electricity and heat consumption in buildings in the face of current energy challenges.

The Zielona Góra CHP Plant supports the city in the fight against smog by implementing investments as part of the Integrated Territorial Investment Strategy, developed by the City President for the Urban Functioning Area of Zielona Góra. As part of these measures, network extension projects were carried out for the areas of the city with a high potential for heat demand. The CHP plant also supplies electricity to the electric bus fleet base of the Municipal Transport Enterprise. In November 2022, the City of Zielona Góra signed a letter of intent with the Zielona Góra CHP Plant and Enea Operator to cooperate to ensure energy security for the region. This initiative will make the Zielona Góra Conurbation more energy secure during possible weather anomalies. Analyses of the developed concept are currently underway.

PGE Energia Ciepła Branch in Cracow cooperated with the city on the preparation of a document entitled “Guidelines for the plan for supplying the city of Cracow with heat, electricity and gas fuels for the years 2023-2038”. An updated version of the document called “The heat map 2023” was prepared and published. It is an indispensable tool for both the heat distributor (the planning of necessary works on the networks) and the heat producers (the planning of refurbishment and investment works). In addition, the Cracow Branch organised a workshop for members of the Home Builders’ Association on how to ensure long-term energy security for property development projects in Cracow.

The company Zespół Elektrociepłowni Wrocławskich KOGENERACJA S.A. has been cooperating with the local government of the commune of Siechnice for many years. Following the signing of a letter of intent in 2019 for the revitalisation of the historic buildings of the current Czechnica CHP Plant after its decommissioning, a new company called “Siechnice Nowa Energia” was established in 2023, in which KOGENERACJA took a 50 percent stake, becoming its co-owner. The company is tasked with overseeing the revitalisation process and giving the industrial complex new economic, scientific, social and cultural functions after its closure. Both parties hope that this will ensure that the buildings, which are more than 120 years old, will continue to serve the local community, albeit in a slightly different and broader way. KOGENERACJA is also in constant dialogue with the City of Wrocław in the context of looking for new solutions for the implementation of low- and zero-carbon sources in Wrocław. At KOGENERACJA’s request, a team was also set up to decarbonise Wrocław’s district heating system. The main stakeholders in the investment process, i.e. KOGENERACJA S.A., heat distribution companies and representatives of the City of Wrocław, participate in the work of this team.

Dialogue within the framework of the just transition

PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna carried out a number of activities aimed,
among other things, at reliably informing its stakeholders about the energy
transition at the Bełchatów and Turów Complexes.

The company participated in a number of meetings involving the necessity to initiate a change in the approach to the continued operation of PGE GiEK S.A., while ensuring the preservation of jobs. During the discussions held, the topics of Bełchatów and Turów were raised as important elements on the energy map of Poland also in the future and new solutions for the future were proposed.

In the case of the Turów complex, as part of the information campaign in connection with the ongoing concession process, PGE GiEK posted current information on the Turów Mine on its dedicated website www.turow2044.pl, which had been established in December 2020 as a multilingual website dedicated to the Turów Mine and Power Plant. The website provides information on the activities of the Turów power generation complex in the context of the current lignite mining concession.

In 2023, the company continued its outreach activities related to the defence of the Turów Complex with a well-prepared and tailored information campaign. A number of press releases were published, and their Czech and German language versions were forwarded to mass media in Czechia and Germany. These were aimed at convincing the public of the proper conduct of the concession granting process and the activities securing the sites on the Czech and German sides of the border. PGE GiEK also participated in the Czech-Polish-German conference entitled “The Just Transition of the Tri-State Area” and held in Liberec, where information on the performance of the Polish-Czech agreement on the Turów Mine was presented. The company’s representatives also actively participated in conferences and meetings, where – as members of discussion panels – they presented important issues related to the energy sector, its future and imminent transformation.

Information workshops

In October 2023, PGE Baltica, together with its Danish partner Ørsted, organised an event entitled “The Day of Suppliers” for potential suppliers, subcontractors and others interested in cooperation on the Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm.

The event was attended by nearly 500 business representatives from Poland and abroad. The participants had the opportunity to learn about the current stage of the Baltica 2 project, the status of the contracting of key components and services, as well as contracts to be awarded in the near future. “The Day of Suppliers” was also an opportunity to hold meetings with individual suppliers of components and services already contracted by PGE and Ørsted.

PGE Baltica and its partner Ørsted hold regular meetings with the residents of the Choczewo Commune, where the infrastructure related to power evacuation is being built. In December 2023, a series of information meetings was organised with residents in several villages in the Choczewo Commune. The activities were aimed at presenting the progress of the project to the local community. PGE Baltica, together with other investors, continued the implementation of the 2nd edition of the programme called “Choczewo – a Wind Driven Commune”. Based on ongoing cooperation with the local community, the initiative aims to involve residents in the creation and implementation of ideas for change in their immediate surroundings. The investors provide financing for the most interesting ideas in several thematic areas and simultaneously spread the knowledge of offshore wind power generation. At the end of 2023, a wrap-up meeting for the second edition of the programme was held, attended by investors, local authorities and residents.

PGE Baltica is also involved in outreach activities targeted at the residents of Ustka, where an operations and maintenance base for the PGE Group’s offshore wind farms is being built. Since 2022, the company has cooperated with the General and Technical School Complex in Ustka. The company periodically conducts lessons about offshore wind farms and motivates the school’s pupils in various ways, encouraging them to develop their own joint initiatives related to renewable energy sources.

Two of the events organised in March 2023, on the occasion of the Baltic Protection
Day, in cooperation with the school management, pupils and teachers, were a beach cleanup in Ustka and a lesson on offshore wind energy.

During one of the most important events of the summer season in Ustka’s calendar, namely the Fish Harvest Festival, PGE Baltica informed the town’s residents and tourists about the company’s offshore wind farm plans and projects via an information and education stand. In October 2023, the Town Hall hosted a series of information meetings with residents, during which PGE Baltica representatives answered questions about the investment planned at the port. In addition, in December 2023, the company organised a meeting on offshore wind energy with the students of the “Live Colourfully” University of the Third Age in Ustka.

In 2023, PGE Energia Ciepła organised a workshop for contractors from the energy and other related sectors, at which it presented planned investments and the rules for the proper preparation of tender procedures based on the public procurement law. Participants were able to ask the company’s experts questions about the functioning of the PGE Group’s purchasing system, health and safety rules and compliance issues. They also had the opportunity to become familiar with PGE’s internal procedures and the tools used to conduct tender procedures at PGE Energia Ciepła. The contractors’ workshop is also an opportunity for open discussions, sharing best practices and reviewing the most common problems encountered when submitting tender bids. The event has been organised annually since 2019 and is becoming increasingly popular.

Webinars for institutional customers

In 2023, PGE Obrót organised a webinar for the company’s institutional stakeholders.

It was attended by more than a hundred representatives of local authorities, public administration entities, universities and hospitals from all over Poland, who purchase energy under public procurement procedures.

The topic of the meeting with representatives of local authorities and institutional customers was planning procedures in a dynamic market and billing issues. Local government officials mainly asked about the factors shaping energy prices on the Polish Power Exchange, when tenders should be announced and for how long, as well as the impact of contractual provisions on the price of energy.

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