More than half of the gas projects slated for Polish government grants will connect to European markets and help diversify the sector, an EU commissioner said. The European Commission said Poland’s plans to grant nearly $830 million in grants to nine different gas projects are line with efforts to advance a “true energy union” by creating more connections to regional economies. Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s commissioner in charge of competition policy, said the grants were an encouraging testament of sensible public spending . “Interconnections enable energy flows between countries, improve cross-border connections and allow diversification of gas supply sources,” she said in a statement. Five of the nine gas projects set to receive Polish state assistance will connect to European gas networks […]