PGG limits outsourcing. Mining costs fell by 71%.

Zdjęcie: PGG ogranicza outsourcing. Koszty usług górniczych spadły o 71 proc.

Polska Grupa Górnicza announced on 10 September that in 2 years it reduced the costs of external mining services by 71%, from over PLN 300 million to below PLN 100 million. The company moves the work to its own crews. This is simply a saving and stronger control, but it must not mean a deterioration in safety.

Your own crew alternatively of costly outsourcing

PGG president Łukasz Deja stated on Thursday that the company has been limiting its cooperation with external entities for 2 years and is more based on its own employees. The direction is right. A company belonging to the state should first usage its own staff, their experience and equipment, and then acquisition services on the market, if the economical account and method conditions warrant.

The scale of change is significant. According to Communication from the Polish Mining Group The average employment of abroad companies in all processes has decreased by about 43 percent in the last 2 years. In the case of underground work, the simplification since 2024 exceeded 70%. Data include mining works, processing plants, property protection, lamp plants, workshops and warehouses.

From 10.5 kilometres to half kilometres

The most meaningful is the example of drilling and mining works. In 2024, outside companies hollowed more than 10.5 kilometres of excavations, while in 2026 the scope was only 0.5 kilometres. PGG besides stated that the costs of mining services, including drilling, reconstruction, shafting or demethaneisation, fell from over PLN 300 million between 2023 and 2024 to below PLN 100 million in 2026. The company defines this simplification at 71 percent.

This is over PLN 200 million difference between the indicated cost levels. In an undertaking undergoing a hard restructuring of specified money, it must not be regarded as an accountant of a trifle. Each gold saved without prejudice to extraction and safety reduces the burden borne by the company and indirectly besides by the Polish taxpayer. It's worth remembering that decommissioning of mines in Silesia has large economical and social consequences, so the transformation account does not end in a table of 1 enterprise.

Savings must go hand in hand with responsibility

The specified limitation of outsourcing is not yet proof of lasting repair. It is essential to check whether their own crews have adequate personnel, appropriate qualifications, equipment and time to execute additional tasks. In mining, apparent savings can rapidly become at the expense of workers, delays or negligence. Underground safety is not negotiable.

PGG besides rejected the claim that the acquisition of 1 of the walls by the Murcki-Staszic traffic crew would origin a five-fold decrease in mining. According to the company, the lower score on this wall was the consequence of reducing the number of changes and directing workers to the more efficient fronts that supply coal corresponding to current demand. This is simply a board position whose actual effectiveness should be confirmed by production results and safety data.

Polish capital needs a host

Limiting external costs shows that there is area in a large state company to improve efficiency without simply shifting the burden on employees and taxpayers. This is an crucial signal in the debate on the management of national assets. Poles anticipate limited political impact on the economyBut the answer doesn't should be the property sale. Clear targets, professional management and hard accounting of results are needed.

More than 1 company's balance sheet is at stake. It is about the future of jobs in Silesia, the energy safety of the state and respect for Polish money. If PGG can do its own work with inexpensive and safe, this model should be developed. If there are shortages of staff or method risks, the board should say so directly. economical realism requires savings, but besides full work for people and strategical resources of Poland.

Source: Bankier.pl, Polish Mining Group

Source: Bankier.pl