On 31 July 2013 TAURON Polska Energia and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (Poland’s state-owned bank) signed agreement for arrangement and underwriting of a PLN 1 bn worth bond issue. The purpose of the bond issue is to finance investment expenditures related to execution of TAURON Group’s development strategy until 2020. ...

Construction of 50 MWe/ 106 MWt coal-fired heating unit with heat accumulator at Elektrociepłownia Bielsko-Biała of TAURON Wytwarzanie has been completed. The combined heat and power unit was built using best available techniques and its regular operation is scheduled to start this fall, together with the start of the heating season.  The investment worth over PLN 617 million...

TAURON Dystrybucja signed a memorandum of understanding with American company Altairnano that defines cooperation in the scope of stationary energy storage systems and power stabilization systems based on lithium titanate batteries.

On 1 March TAURON Polska Energia and Kompania Węglowa signed agreement for coal supply to TAURON Group companies. The value of the agreement is estimated at PLN 2.4 bn. The agreementsupersedes the previousagreementsigned in 2010.

On 3 February 2013 TAURON Dystrybucja – a TAURON Group’s company, and BIT Huachuang Electric Vehicle Technology (China) signed cooperation agreement.

On 31 January TAURON Obsługa Klienta Sp. z o.o. (TOK, customer service company) with its registered office in Wrocław merged with TAURON Obsługa Klienta GZE Sp. z o.o. (TOK GZE, customer service company) with its registered office in Gliwice.

On 24 January the Management Board of TAURON Wytwarzanie, a TAURON’s subsidiary, approved the recommendation of the tender committee that was to select the contractor for 910MW unit with supercritical parameters at Jaworzno III power plant.

On 19 December 2012 TAURON Polska Energia and Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo signed a letter of intent concerning construction of approx. 400MW gas-fired CHP unit in the area belonging to TAURON’s Łagisza power plant. The parties declared cooperation in the scopes of construction and operation of the unit as well as electricity trading.

On 6 September Tauron Polska Energia organized Individual Investors’ Day.

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, TAURON Polska Energia, KGHM Polska Miedź and Enea  today signed a letter of intent concerning purchase of shares in the special purpose vehicle established for construction and operation of the first Polish nuclear power plant. ...

KGHM Polska Miedź and TAURON Wytwarzanie, a subsidiary of TAURON Polska Energia, set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) under the name of Elektrownia Blachownia Nowa on September 5. The SPV will carry out the complete implementation of the investment project that will include preparing, constructing and operating an approx. ...

Agreement signed by five Polish companies – PGNiG, ENEA, KGHM Polska Miedź, PGE and TAURON Polska Energia should accelerate exploration of shale gas in Poland. According to the agreement, estimated expenditures on exploration, evaluation and extraction of shale gas at the first three pad locations – Kochanowo, Częstkowo and Tępcz will amount to PLN 1.72 billion and the first gas flow from the joint project is expected in 2016.

On 3 July TAURON Polska Energia signed PLN 900 million loan agreement with European Investment Bank (EIB)

On 29 June TAURON Polska Energia signed agreement to increase the value of the Company’s bond issue program by PLN 2.75 bn. Thanks to the agreement, TAURON will be able to issue bonds in tranches until mid-December 2017. Funds obtained from the bond issue will be allocated to finance investment program and cover general corporate expenses.

TAURON Ekoenergia of the TAURON Group signed agreement for construction of 40 MW Wicko wind farm together with turbine supply. The agreement was signed on 29 June with Aldesa, who was selected in a tender procedure.

As part of Heat Segment development in the TAURON Group, on 30 April a merger of companies TAURON Ciepło S.A. (acquiring company) and Elektrociepłownia Tychy S.A., Elektrociepłownia EC Nowa Sp. z o.o. and Energetyka Cieplna w Kamiennej Górze Sp. z o.o. was registered in the National Court Register.

Elektrociepłownia Tychy from the TAURON Group signed agreement with Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management) concerning subsidy for the project of emission reduction by modernization of a heating unit.

TAURON Dystrybucja opened a new 110/20 kV electrical substation – Brochocin. It will receive electricity generated at Modlikowice and Łukaszów wind farms located in Lower Silesia.

TAURON Ekoenergia signed agreement for construction of 82 MW wind farm in Marszewo, including supply and installation of wind turbines. The agreement was signed on 19 January with Iberdrola who won the tender procedure.

On 19 January TAURON Wytwarzanie signed agreement with the Ministry of Economy (who is the intermediary institution for the Infrastructure and Environment 2007-2013 Operational Program) for subsidy for construction of biomass-fired boiler at a RES unit of Elektrownia Jaworzno III – Elektrownia II.