Poland s szabo sierra pumped energy storage power station tender

Which country has completed a 532 MWh battery storage project?

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s DTEK has completed the acqusition of a 532 MWh battery storage project in southern Poland. Polish state-owned energy company PGE Group announced a tender for the construction of a battery energy storage facility in Żarnowiec, which is likely to become the nation’s largest once completed.

Which companies are building a battery storage facility in Poland?

Polish utility PGE Group has launched a tender for the design and construction of a battery storage facility with a minimum capacity of at least 900 MWh. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s DTEK has completed the acqusition of a 532 MWh battery storage project in southern Poland. Image: Sandia National Laboratories, Wikimedia Commons From ESS News

Which pumped hydro facility will be built in Poland?

A pumped hydro facility in Poland where the BESS will be built. Image: PGE. State-owned power producer PGE Group has selected LG Energy Solution to provide the BESS for a 263MW/900MWh project it will build in Poland, for a total of PLN1.555 billion (US$385 million).

Will PGE open a tender for a Bess project in Poland?

State-owned PGE Group, which is Poland’s largest power producer by sales revenue and net profit, said earlier this month that it will open a tender for contractors to work on the country’s biggest planned BESS project to date.

How big is Poland's energy transformation?

The innovative large-scale project to supply 263 MW and minimum output 900 MWh is a milestone in Poland’s energy transformation. The storage will be four times bigger than the present biggest in Europe of 196 MWh recently launched in the UK and capable of supplying power to 300 thousand households for 2 hours.

When will the tendering for PGE's energy storage facility begin?

The project, expected to be tendered in mid-2024, aims to support the balancing of PGE's land and offshore wind farms on the Baltic Sea. Funded by the National Recovery Plan, the storage facility will enhance the stability of the National Power System during the energy transition and provide a stable revenue source for PGE.