Baltic Pipe Project

Assignment Question Background “With the completion of the Baltic Pipe project – in 2022 – Poland will gain new import opportunities. This is an important element in strengthening the energy security of our country and the whole of Central and Eastern Europe…Together with the planned expansion of the internal transmission system in Poland and the development of connections in Central and Eastern Europe, this project will help to create a strong and stable regional market, with security based on diversified sources of gas.” (Piotr Saimski, the Polish government’s delegate for strategic energy). Assignment Task Using the PESTLE analytical tool, evaluate whether transnational energy infrastructure projects such as the Baltic Pipe help to increase energy security throughout the EU region. Discuss how the UK can benefit from these projects in view of; on the one hand, its membership of the IEA and, on the other hand, Brexit. Responses should be set out in the form of an essay