Currently, 6.2 thousand people work in both plants. employees, including 3.7 thousand is employed in the Bełchatów mine and 2.5 thousand — at the power plant. Moreover, over 3.6 thousand people work in PGE group companies in Bełchatów. people, which gives a total of almost 10 thousand. employees.
Commenting on the issue of possible layoffs, the company's spokeswoman reminds that work will be carried out in these areas even after the end of mining.
— It's worth remembering that after the end of energy production, some of the employees will remain in the mine and power plant – they will be engaged in, among other things, land reclamation, including the creation of an artificial lake, the potential construction of a pumped-storage power plant, and the management and liquidation of post-mining assets, he explains.
In an interview with WNP, Joanna Blewąska-Kołodziejczak also reminds that Bełchatów is one of the possible locations of the planned second nuclear power plant in Poland. — At the same time, new directions of activity in Bełchatów are analyzed and implemented. The PGE Group's strategy assumes investments, including: in renewable energy, energy storage and a combined heat and power plant. It is worth pointing out that in the Polish Nuclear Energy Program, Bełchatów is also one of the two preferred locations for the second large-scale nuclear power plant in Poland, he notes.
Moreover, by the end of 2036, the general retirement age will reach almost 2.5 thousand people. employees. Additionally, the company also operates a Voluntary Redundancy Program In the event of the phasing out of the blocks, some of the employees will be able to take advantage of social protection, including energy or mining leave. Moreover, the authorities of PGE GiEK assure that they will not leave the region to itself, and new investments will appear in place of the closed enterprises.
