Poland will allocate 9 GW of solar power in the 2022-27 auction

The Polish government plans to allocate around 13 GW of new renewable energy capacity through a six-year program, revealing that 4.5 GW of solar will be allocated to projects sized above 1 MW, while another 4.5 GW will be allocated to smaller installations

The Polish Council of Ministers has published a new auction plan for renewable energy projects in the official magazine. The government said it wants to allocate about 13 GW of new renewable power generation capacity in a procurement campaign until 2027.

About 4.5 GW of planned capacity will be allocated to PV plants above 1 MW, while another 4.5 GW will be used for solar arrays below 1 MW. The auction also aims to support the deployment of 3 GW of onshore wind capacity, 180 MW of hydropower, 300 MW of agricultural biogas, and 660 MW of landfill gas.

At this year's auction, Polish authorities hope to award 3,408 MWh of contracts with a budget of 14.37 billion zlotys ($2.9 billion). The government will also auction 89.9 million MWh in 2023 with a budget of 40.78 billion, and 44.58 million MWh in 2024 with a budget of 17 billion.

Polish authorities also want to allocate 75.9 million MWh in the 2025 auction and 76 million MWh in 2026, with budgets of 31 billion and 24.8 billion respectively. Finally, in 2027, the government has projected a budget of 28.8 billion for 76 million MWh.

The government said the renewable energy auctions held so far will deploy around 11.5 GW of new generation capacity. In the most recent auction held in December, the Polish Energy Regulatory Authority allocated around 870 MW of PV capacity.

According to a new report from the Institute of Renewable Energy (IEO), installed solar capacity in Poland surpassed 10 GW in May and is expected to reach 12 GW by the end of the year. So far this year, the Eastern European country has installed around 3.3 GW of new PV systems. According to the IEO report, the Polish PV market is expected to grow strongly this decade, reaching 30 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2030.

Source: www.pv-magazine.com