Poland’s Towarowa Giełda Energii has acquired a 10% stake in Norwegian technology firm Nodes to accelerate the development of a flexibility services market in Poland, part of a broader push to strengthen the country’s industrial and energy resilience.

TGE President Piotr Listwoń announced on Oct. 4 that the investment, finalized after due diligence in early September, grants TGE access to Nodes’ advanced technology and expertise. The agreement also allows TGE to increase its stake in the future, though the financial terms were not disclosed. “We believe our current and future engagement will be proportional to the growth of the flexibility services market not only in Poland, but also in Europe and globally,” Listwoń said .

The collaboration builds on TGE’s existing efforts to launch a flexibility services market, including prior agreements with Poland’s transmission system operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne and the country’s four largest distribution system operators. Listwoń described flexibility as a key element of the energy transition and said the new market would complement Poland’s wholesale electricity segment.

Meanwhile, Poland’s chemical sector is seeking relief through strategic divestments. Zakłady Chemiczne Police, part of Grupa Azoty, is pinning its financial recovery on the planned sale of its Polimery Police subsidiary to Orlen, according to Police President Małgorzata Królak. “Without Polimery Police, the company would be in a much better financial position,” Królak said, noting the failed investment has weighed on the entire group .