News Strabag to turn former Polish coal mine into tech hub The Polish subsidiary of Austria’s Strabag has won a €135m contract for the first phase of a project to convert the former Wieczorek coal mine in Katowice, southern Poland, into…
News Porr wins two Polish rail contracts worth €532m Austria’s Porr Group has won two rail contracts together worth €532m from Polish state rail operator PKP PLK for the country’s south east. In the Bieszczady region, Porr won a…
News Poland seeks delivery partner for new international airport Polish megaproject Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has launched a tender to select a general contract engineer – also known as a delivery partner – for the construction of its new…
News Poland seeks contractor for its new international airport The company behind Poland’s national transportation upgrade – Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) – is now seeking a contractor to build the 450,000-sq-m terminal building for a new international airport. CPK…
News Korea National Railway to advise Poland on high-speed rail South Korea’s railway operator, Korea National Railway (KNR), has agreed to advise the company behind Poland’s national transportation upgrade – Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) – on high-speed rail. CPK will…
News Porr picked for Poland’s biggest rail tunnel as transport megaproject gathers pace Poland’s Central Port Communication (CPK) – a megaproject to reshape its transport network with a new international airport and a nationwide high-speed rail network – has awarded a consortium led…
News Korean firm wins €372m deal to build Poland’s national battery South Korea’s LG Energy Solution has won a €372m deal to build a utility-scale battery for Poland. It will build the 262MW battery in the village of Zarnowiec on the…
News Daniel Libeskind chosen to redevelop Auschwitz commandant’s house as research centre Daniel Libeskind has been chosen to design a masterplan for the Auschwitz Research Centre on Hate, Extremism and Radicalisation (Archer) in Poland. Archer will be located at the former home…
News Europe’s largest offshore wind farm to be built in Baltic Sea Poland’s largest utility has arranged funding for its Baltica 2 offshore wind farm. Together with Baltica 3, it will be able to generate as much as 1.5GW, making them the…
News Site picked for Poland’s new international airport A site has been selected for Poland’s new international airport between the capital city of Warsaw and Łódź. It will be the central node in the country’s comprehensive overhaul of…
News Japan signs up to help Poland build reactors Japan yesterday signed a preliminary agreement to help Poland develop its nuclear power industry with next-generation reactors, Reuters reports. Poland was one of the few former Warsaw Pact states not…
News Poland’s uprising museum is “tribute to origins” of the country The 1918-19 Greater Poland Uprising Museum in Poznan, designed by local architect WXCA, has broken ground. The museum is intended to provide “a space for shared memory”, made up of…
News Poland will need ‘financial partners’ for second nuclear plant Poland can pay for the first of two planned nuclear power plants (NPPs) but will have to seek help fund the second, prime minister Donald Tusk said this week, Reuters…
News Poland to start building ‘East Shield’ against Russia this year The Polish government this week brought forward the start of construction on the country’s €2.3bn “East Shield” defence line along its eastern border intended to deter Russian attacks through either…
News Baltics and Poland ask EU to help pay for fortifications against Russia Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland have asked the EU to help them pay for new fortifications along their borders with Russia and its ally, Belarus. The defence ministers of the…
News Intel halts $4.6bn Polish fab as construction machinery arrives on site Intel has suspended a number of investments in Europe, including a $4.6bn chip fabrication plant in Poland, the Polish Press Agency reports.
News Poland announces three rail tenders worth €1.4bn Poland’s national rail operator PKP has launched three rail infrastructure tenders totalling €1.4bn, specialist website Railway Pro reports. The tenders will make upgrades in the north and south of the…
News Ukraine makes it easier for foreign companies to build Ukraine has simplified the way foreign companies can obtain construction permits, according to an independent investment organisation set up by the state in 2016. Previously, those looking to build in…