Poland deployed 1.3 GW of solar in H1
In the second quarter of the year, more than 763 MW of solar was deployed in the eastern European country.
Poland allocates 2.2 GW of solar in renewables auctions
The Polish energy regulator has allocated 1.2 GW of PV capacity in a procurement exercise for projects exceeding 1 MW in size and around 1 GW in an auction for projects with capacities of up to 1 MW.
Poland’s PV capacity reaches 4.46 GW
In the first quarter of the year, more than 500 MW of solar was deployed in the eastern European country.
Poland to add another 11 GW of PV over the next five years
The Eastern European country is expected to add around 2 GW per year over the next five years, according to Polish research institute Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej. By the end of 2025, its cumulative installed PV capacity should reach 14.93 GW.
Polish coal power provider secures 15-year PPA for 75 MW solar plant
Poland’s second-largest coal power producer, ZE PAK, will sell solar power to Polish telecommunication group Polsat. The $45.5 million project is being financed by a group of Polish banks.
Poland hits 4 GW milestone
The Polish grid operator connected 2.63 GW of PV capacity in 2020, while newly installed capacity surpassed 150 MW in January 2021.
Poland granted preliminary grid-connection permits to 4.4 GW of PV last year
Data from the Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej shows that the increasing number of grid-connection approvals may result in another record year for PV in the country in 2021.
Polish oil company plans 100 MW solar park at brown coal mine
The solar park is expected to be connected to the grid infrastructure of a coal power plant located nearby. Polish oil group Orlen is targeting 2 GW of renewable energy assets by 2030.
Solar claims all the 700 MW allocated in Poland’s latest small-scale renewables auction
Once again, solar was the only technology competing in the procurement exercise for renewables not exceeding 1 MW in size. The ERO reported a minimum price of PLN228.7/MWh ($61.2), which compares to PLN269.0 a year earlier.
Poland allocates 800 MW of solar in mixed PV-wind auction
Overall, the Polish energy regulator has allocated 1.7 GW of renewable energy capacity in a procurement exercise that was open to projects exceeding 1 MW in size. The auction concluded with a lowest price of $0.051/kWh, slightly up from the auction of the same kind held last year.
