The Eco-friendly Company

Pumped Storage Power Plants Co. is involved in various programmes for development of the management of water reserves. The Company collaborates with the Ministry of Environment, Regional and Provincial Centre for Water supplies Management, The National Fund for Protection of Environment, as well as with numerous companies and businesses involved in water supply management, environmental protection and "clean" or" Eco-energy".

This not only facilitates the most effective management and exploitation of the - country's water reserves, but it also creates prospects for the future to come.

In order to comply with the requirements for environment protection, as well as to facilitate fish migrations, PSPP Co. is having purpose-designed fish-passes installed in its currently overhauled and expanded Water Power Plant PRZYSIEKA, on the Nysa Luzycka River. Apart from that, it has become common practice to use biodegradable lubricants which do not harm the environment. Another innovation which should not be passed over is the dam shutter at ZAGAN II power plant on the BOBR River. Made entirely of rubber, the device is unquestionably an absolute novelty in this part of Europe.

PSPP Co. is also planning its participation in the construction of new damming-up facilities which take advantage of the "differ-ence-of-levels" water energy. The GORNA ODRA (the Upper Odra) CASCADE can be an example of such a facility. So can the new dam and the water power plant on the VISTULA River. The Company also embarks upon ventures in conversion and utilisation of gas and wind energy.

PSPP Co. is also active in popularising scientific knowledge, as well as in promoting renewable energy sources. For the last five years, the Company has been a regular participant in "ECOENERGIA" trade fair, which is co-organised by The Ministry of Environment. During the fourth event in the series, the Organisers highly commended the PSPP's display stand at the fair.

For every trade fair event, the Company issues its occasional magazine "EKOENERGIA" ("Eco-energy"), which is distributed among both the exhibitors and young visitors to the fair.