Cooperation with the local government authorities

There are 10 powers of attorney (proxies) responsible for the contacts with the local government authorities at TAURON Dystrybucja, who maintain close relations with the local authorities in the area of their operations. They hold regular meetings with the presidents and mayors of cities, heads of municipalities, county management boards. In addition, they represent the Company in the organizations grouping the local government units (including, among others, Local Agglomerations, Regional Development Agencies, Economic Development Centers, Regional Associations of Municipalities and Counties), participate in the meetings of the County Emergency Management Centers, the Regional Energy Council, as well as the meetings held at the Marshal and Provincial Offices related to the energy issues.

The powers of attorney (proxies) responsible for the contacts with the local government authorities held 541 meetings in the municipalities and 58 meetings in the counties located on the territory of TAURON Group’s distribution area in 2022. The meetings were devoted to agreeing on the planned investments, communicating matters that are important for TAURON Group, as well as dealing with the current issues related to ensuring the electricity supply, handling distribution contracts, modernizing the grid, eliminating the collisions, cutting down the trees, etc.

The powers of attorney (proxies) responsible for the contacts with the local government authorities promote, among the local government units on the territory of TAURON Dystrybucja's area of operations, the „Energy Friendly Local Government” competition, which has been organized for eight years by PTPIREE in cooperation with the Transmission Network and Distribution Grid Operators. The powers of attorney (proxies) also undertake activities related to the raising of the funds for the energy infrastructure modernization related projects.