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Poland: A PPA market to watch

Corporate and utility power purchase agreement (PPA) demand in Poland is rising, for multiple reasons. The coal-dependent European country has been rapidly growing its solar fleet in recent years, with unsubsidized projects steadily becoming one of the tools to mitigate risk and hedge against soaring prices. pv magazine’s Marija Maisch takes a look at what lies behind this market trend and what’s still to come.
Marija Maisch
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Marija Maisch
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The 65MW Witnica project is among Poland’s first unsubsidized PV projects. | Image: BayWa r.e.

It may have the reputation of being wedded to coal, but Poland has no lack of ambition to bring more renewables online. Presently, the country generates around 70% of its electricity from coal. But solar has grown rapidly in recent years. The nation is expected to reach 10GW of solar this year, according to research …

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