Government ready to consolidate energy sector

“A strong energy sector is one of foundations of Polish energy security ... We would like to keep this segment under the control of Polish capital,” the Minister of the Treasury Włodzimierz Karpiński said on Wednesday, the Polish Press Agency reported. The government completed the plan of consolidation of the Polish energy sector which it had been working on for last six months, Minister Karpiński informed. “Our proposal will be presented to the shareholders at the general meeting ... The decision will be made by the companies themselves,” he added. According to the recent news, the Ministry of the Treasury is considering merging Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) with Energa and Tauron Polska Energia with Enea.