Gąski, Koszalin County
Gąski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Koszalin and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
The village has a population of 400.
Gąski is one of the most popular tourists' destination on Polish coast for its beautiful beaches and nature, aiming at sustainable development.As a result of intense civic mobilisation, a referendum was held in February 2012, in which 94% of the citizens of Mielno voted against the building of a nuclear power station in the village of Gąski. The citizens' protest had been supported by members of two biggest parliamentary political groups : Civic Platform and Law and Justice, as well as non-parliamentary Green Party and councillors of nearby city of Kołobrzeg. "Ecological Kołobrzeg" association also supported protests in 2012.
Despite the protests and referendum results, the Polish government still insists on the location of NPP in Gąski, although the entire Polish nuclear programme is on a 7-year delay. The first NPP is now planned not earlier than 2027. In June 2016, state-owned energy company PGE EJ1 announced that it had withdrawn from the NPP project in Gąski.
Green Institute Foundation supports Gąski and Mielno to develop its own renewable energy capacity co-organising "Energy democracy" campaign together with Mielno authorities.
