The Polish Institute for Renewable Energy says that the combined solar capacity of the country at the end of November 2024 was almost 20.7 GW, making it on track to reach the 21 GW towards the end of the year. The analysis of the Institute shows that projects on Nutschaal are the driving force behind the expansion of Poland in the field of solar energy and will continue to do so.
PolandAccording to figures from the Instytut Energyki Odnawialnej (IEO) of the country, the cumulative installed PV capacity is expected to have exceeded the 21 GW by the end of 2024.
Grzegorz Wiśniewski, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute, said this PV magazine That total capacity was nearly 20.7 GW at the end of November 2024, indicating that the threshold of 21 GW must be exceeded as soon as the full statistics become available for last year.
If this becomes reality, Poland will have added about 4 GW to new capacity in 2024 compared to 4.9 GW in 2023, which, according to IEO’s figures, means a growth rate of 23%.
Wiśniewski said that last year the large-scale segment made the largest contribution to the growth of the Polish solar energy market, with which a trend was continued that started for the first time in 2023, when the Prosumentenmarkt began to shrink.
“One of the reasons for large-scale project development, apart from scale benefits and low costs, is the possibility for network connection on the Polish TSO, which can house more new PV capacity than the Polish DSO,” added Wiśniewski.
In November, a report from the IEO showed that almost 4,100 solar energy projects with a combined capacity of more than 19 GW were realized. ready for implementation In Poland. Wiśniewski said that, based on the number of projects for which network connections or building permits have been granted, the solar capacity in Poland should reach 25 GW at the end of this year and have to exceed the 30 GW at the end of next year.
A challenge for the sector will be dealing with the restriction of solar energy in the summer, When the potential PV generation is greater than the question. The figures from IEO suggest that in 2024 about 600 GWh of PV energy was reduced, while electricity prices were negative for almost 200 hours. Wiśniewski said last week at the Solar Energy Expo in Warsaw that Polish district heating companies invest in green electrification by means of electricity boilers and thermal energy storage, including seasonal energy storage, will be crucial.
Wiśniewski also said that due to the high electricity price for the industry in Poland, the country would benefit from simplified network connections for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers and improvements in direct line regulation.
The latest auction for sustainable energy in Poland, kept In December 126, Solar Energy Projects of more than 1 MW approved A Maximum price of PLN 334.77 ($ 83.31)/MWH and 72 solar energy projects of no more than 1 MW at a maximum price of PLN 388/MWH.
The sixth edition of the residential solar energy and storage of the Polish government discount schemeWith a total budget of 400 million PLN, ran between September and December 2024.
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