Poland s power grid energy storage power station construction plan

What is the Polish power grid development plan?

Published at the beginning of January this year, the development plan of the Polish Power Grid (full name: Development Plan for Meeting Current and Future Demand for Electricity for 2025-34) marks a great opportunity for positive change and updates the last edition of the plan from three years ago (for 2023-32).

How many hybrid energy storage projects are there in Poland?

Development of approx. 20 hybrid energy storage projects with a capacity of over 500 MW. Development of an energy storage project at the Kraków CHP plant with a capacity of approx. 90 MW. Analysis of the possibility of using energy storage facilities to support the reliable and safe supply of green energy to the Polish railways.

Is Poland's new power grid strategy a good idea?

The new Polish Power Grid strategy for 2025-34 is a positive shift, even though high-level agreements have been slow to materialise. While the plan is promising, its implementation could face challenges It's fair to say that the state of electricity grids has not been a political priority in Poland in recent times

Can energy storage be used to provide green energy to Polish railways?

Development of an energy storage project at the Kraków CHP plant with a capacity of approx. 90 MW. Analysis of the possibility of using energy storage facilities to support the reliable and safe supply of green energy to the Polish railways. Equivalent to the capacity of the largest conventional units in Poland

Will the Polish power grid limit the development of res?

In the latest document, PSE (the Polish acronym for the Polish Power Grid, which we refer to as operator) states that after the implementation of measures of a total scale of 64.6MW and planned investments over the next 10 years, the power grid will not limit the development of RES anymore.

What will Poland's energy transition look like?

There seems to be a political consensus that Poland's energy transition will involve increasing the share of RES in the energy mix, including in particular photovoltaics and onshore and offshore wind, building nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMR), and gradually moving away from coal in the electricity sector.