Reuters: Poland must choose shale gas or nuclear, top utility says

Poland will have to choose between investing in shale gas exploration or a nuclear programme to ensure future energy needs, the chief executive of Poland's top utility PGE said on Wednesday.

State-controlled PGE is responsible for the planned construction of Poland's first nuclear power station and is also involved in financing exploration of Poland's potentially lucrative shale gas reserves.

The European Union nation of 38 million is pursuing both shale gas and atomic energy to help reduce dependence on gas from Russia, which provides most of Poland's supplies, and on highly-polluting coal, the source of 90 percent of its power.  MORE