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Anita and Przemek participate in a field vision and meetings with designers of a future rail connection between the center of Prague and Vaclav Havel Airport. Implementation of the project will facilitate access to the airport. At the same time, the modernization of the existing single-track railroad line from Prague to Kladno will improve its use by local residents, reduce noise and air pollution emissions, and have a positive impact on the climate. Finally, we were able to meet experts who have been working remotely on the evaluation of this project for the EBRD so far.

The construction permit has been issued for the implementation of a tramway to Mistrzejowice! Its construction will start soon, and if all goes well, residents of Krakow will be able to use this shortened route as early as the end of 2025. Thanks to this investment, travel time from the northern part of Krakow to the center (Mistrzejowice – intersection of Lema and Meissner streets) will be shorter by about 12 minutes. This is the first such a large transport investment in Poland implemented under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) formula. At Sotis Advisors, we are proud of this development, as we were involved in the development of environmental and social Due Diligence, including performing GET (Green Economy Transition) analysis, an analysis of the project’s compliance with environmental requirements. And all this in accordance with the standards and policies of the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which, on the basis of our documentation, were able to engage, among others, in the construction of the tramway to Mistrzejowice.

An agreement with Lubelski Węgiel “Bogdanka”. For the next two years, we will advise LWB on how to prepare for the environmental impact assessment procedure, as well as support in the receipt of documents and participate in meetings with administrative authorities and other project stakeholders. The project will be carried out by our experts with many years of experience in the field: hydrogeology and geology, naturalists, specialists in water bodies and spatial analysis, and others. “We have a challenging task ahead of us,” says Przemek Żydak. – This is a project that involves mining coal in an existing mine. And coal, as we know, is on the censor today. Except that LWB has non-methane deposits, which are a strategic reserve until other sources of energy generation from RES or nuclear are built. This is an advantage of “Bogdanka” over other Polish coal mines. However, we realize that we have a lot of effort ahead of us, really a lot of work and a lot of discussions, carried out together with the investor, so that the preparations on the project meet modern standards in environmental protection.”

photo: LW Bogdanka/View of the shaft tower at Bogdanka