Nowaczek-Zaremba, Małgorzata

Director
Energy Regulatory Office (URE)’s Branch Office in Cracow
Poland

Małgorzata has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector. Since 2009, Małgorzata Nowaczek-Zaremba has been director of Energy Regulatory Office Branch in Cracow.

As the head of the branch office, she is responsible for ongoing conduct and monitoring of the activities of the branch in accordance with the property – in particular:  licencing, tariff approvals, proceedings to punish an energy enterprises or dispute settlements under the Energy Law. She is also in charge of investigating consumer claims concerning the activities of energy enterprises as well as contacts with regional administration and representatives of the sector at the local level.

Prior to work for Polish energy regulator, she worked for antimonopoly authority. She started her  professional practise in administration in The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection-  also a regional branch in Cracow. During this period, she participated in numerous trainings as part of Polish preparations for EU accession.

Ms. Małgorzata Nowaczek-Zaremba graduated Law Faculty from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. Her area of interest was international public law. She was also a trainee at the European Commission (DG ENER) in Brussels, where she gained international knowledge and experience. She holds PhD in the field of European Law.

She is a co-author of some publications in the field of energy issues. She co-participated in the preparation of the commentary to the Energy Law.

She also conducted trainings and lectures on the EU law foundations and the EU energy law at the  Cracow University of Economics and Postgraduate Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.

As a director of URE’s branch office, Małgorzata with her team , has been very active in promoting knowledge on Polish energy market among consumers, companies and other market players. She shared her expertise during many conferences and trainings on Polish energy sector. Many times, she participated as a speaker preparing thematic presentations. As was the case recently, during the Study Tour on District Heating – Central Asia Regulatory Partnership, organised by NARUC and USAID in November 2022 -Budapest.

“Maintaining a healthy work-life balance” is very important for her. In her free time she pursues her own hobby like travelling, swimming, dancing and cooking.

She also greatly appreciates taking care of her one-year-old grandson.