Price of natural gas to increase from September

From the beginning of September, an increase in the price of natural gas should be expected. At present, the Polish Gas Company (PGNiG) along with its distribution companies, is preparing a change in tariffs. At the same time, the gas company is planning to buy gas that would be cheaper than what the Russians are offering. PGNiG is the only state-owned company responsible for the exploitation, import, and sale of gas in Poland. Every year it has systematically been filing requests to the Energy Regulation Department for a change in tariffs, which in fact has amounted to an increase in prices, and this year will be no different. Jerzy Staniewski, the vice president of PGNiG, stated at a conference yesterday, that the price of gas at the beginning of next year will fall. PGNiG, whose main gas supplier is Russian Gazprom, is seeking to obtain cheaper supplies from across the eastern border. (Rzeczposolita, p. B4) A.C.