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Slawomir Wochna

Slawomir Wochna, Director of Turow mine, smiles during a presentation of plan to extend coal mining in Polish Turow mine near Czech-Polish border, on September 17, 2019, in Chotyne, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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Slawomir Wochna

Slawomir Wochna, Director of Turow mine, speaks during a presentation of plan to extend coal mining in Polish Turow mine near Czech-Polish border, on September 17, 2019, in Chotyne, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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Martin Puta, Slawomir Wochna

Liberec Region governor Martin Puta, left, meets Turow mine director Slawomir Wochna, second from left, to talk about planned extension of Polish brown coal mine Turow located close to the Czech border, in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. The extension of the Turow coal pit will not have considerable impact on Czech territory except for a possible loss of groundwater, Polish representatives said today at the public presentation of the plan in the Czech Liberec Region bordering on Poland. A loss of groundwater may be a risk near the Uhelna settlement close to the town of Hradek nad Nisou. The Turow mine is located close to the Czech and German borders. Wochna said they were ready to compensate possible negative impact. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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Turow plant

The Turow plant on a photo taken from Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. The mine supplies coal mainly to the nearby Turow plant which generates 8 percent of Poland's energy supplies. The owner of both installations, PGE Group, plans to continue mining at the location until 2044. The extension of the Turow coal pit will not have considerable impact on Czech territory except for a possible loss of groundwater, Polish representatives said today at the public presentation of the plan in the Czech Liberec Region bordering on Poland. A loss of groundwater may be a risk near the Uhelna settlement close to the town of Hradek nad Nisou. The Turow mine is located close to the Czech and German borders. Wochna said they were ready to compensate possible negative impact. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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Turow plant

The Turow plant on a photo taken from Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. The mine supplies coal mainly to the nearby Turow plant which generates 8 percent of Poland's energy supplies. The owner of both installations, PGE Group, plans to continue mining at the location until 2044. The extension of the Turow coal pit will not have considerable impact on Czech territory except for a possible loss of groundwater, Polish representatives said today at the public presentation of the plan in the Czech Liberec Region bordering on Poland. A loss of groundwater may be a risk near the Uhelna settlement close to the town of Hradek nad Nisou. The Turow mine is located close to the Czech and German borders. Wochna said they were ready to compensate possible negative impact. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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Martin Puta, Slawomir Wochna

Liberec Region governor Martin Puta, left, meets Turow mine director Slawomir Wochna to talk about planned extension of Polish brown coal mine Turow located close to the Czech border, in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. The extension of the Turow coal pit will not have considerable impact on Czech territory except for a possible loss of groundwater, Polish representatives said today at the public presentation of the plan in the Czech Liberec Region bordering on Poland. A loss of groundwater may be a risk near the Uhelna settlement close to the town of Hradek nad Nisou. The Turow mine is located close to the Czech and German borders. Wochna said they were ready to compensate possible negative impact. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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Martin Puta, Slawomir Wochna

Liberec Region governor Martin Puta, left, meets Turow mine director Slawomir Wochna to talk about planned extension of Polish brown coal mine Turow located close to the Czech border, in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. The extension of the Turow coal pit will not have considerable impact on Czech territory except for a possible loss of groundwater, Polish representatives said today at the public presentation of the plan in the Czech Liberec Region bordering on Poland. A loss of groundwater may be a risk near the Uhelna settlement close to the town of Hradek nad Nisou. The Turow mine is located close to the Czech and German borders. Wochna said they were ready to compensate possible negative impact. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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Turow plant

The Turow plant on a photo taken from Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. The mine supplies coal mainly to the nearby Turow plant which generates 8 percent of Poland's energy supplies. The owner of both installations, PGE Group, plans to continue mining at the location until 2044. The extension of the Turow coal pit will not have considerable impact on Czech territory except for a possible loss of groundwater, Polish representatives said today at the public presentation of the plan in the Czech Liberec Region bordering on Poland. A loss of groundwater may be a risk near the Uhelna settlement close to the town of Hradek nad Nisou. The Turow mine is located close to the Czech and German borders. Wochna said they were ready to compensate possible negative impact. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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Turow mine map

Liberec Region governor Martin Puta, left, meets Turow mine director Slawomir Wochna, second from left, to talk about planned extension of Polish brown coal mine Turow located close to the Czech border, in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. The extension of the Turow coal pit will not have considerable impact on Czech territory except for a possible loss of groundwater, Polish representatives said today at the public presentation of the plan in the Czech Liberec Region bordering on Poland. A loss of groundwater may be a risk near the Uhelna settlement close to the town of Hradek nad Nisou. The Turow mine is located close to the Czech and German borders. Wochna said they were ready to compensate possible negative impact. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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Martin Puta, Slawomir Wochna

Liberec Region governor Martin Puta, left, meets Turow mine director Slawomir Wochna to talk about planned extension of Polish brown coal mine Turow located close to the Czech border, in Hradek nad Nisou, Liberec Region, Czech Republic, on Thursday, October 10, 2019. The extension of the Turow coal pit will not have considerable impact on Czech territory except for a possible loss of groundwater, Polish representatives said today at the public presentation of the plan in the Czech Liberec Region bordering on Poland. A loss of groundwater may be a risk near the Uhelna settlement close to the town of Hradek nad Nisou. The Turow mine is located close to the Czech and German borders. Wochna said they were ready to compensate possible negative impact. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)