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Will PGE supply ESS batteries in Poland?

SEOUL, March 25, 2025 – LG Energy Solution announced today that it has signed an agreement with PGE, Poland’s largest energy sector company, to supply 981MWh of grid-scale ESS batteries between 2026 and 2027. Both companies will collaborate to establish a battery energy storage facility in Żarnowiec, Poland.

When will Northvolt's Poland ESS production facility start production?

The construction of Northvolt’s Poland ESS Production Facility is reportedly complete and expected to start production by the end of 2023. This was revealed by the developer of the project, Northvolt. The European lithium-ion gigafactory firm also announced that the facility is Europe’s largest energy storage system production plant.

Is a 50MW project a key market for energy storage in Poland?

The acquisition of two 50MW projects totalling 400MWh of capacity marks the developer’s first entry into Poland, which is fast becoming a key market for energy storage in the Central and Eastern Europe region.

Will Poland lead battery storage deployments in Eastern Europe?

In a sponsored article for Energy-Storage.news published in December 2023, analysts from research firm LCP Delta noted that Poland “looks set to lead battery storage deployments in Eastern Europe.”

Is Northvolt Europe's largest energy storage plant?

The European lithium-ion gigafactory firm also announced that the facility is Europe’s largest energy storage system production plant. It is powered solely by electricity from renewable sources in alignment with Northvolt’s commitment to using green energy and recycled materials in all its factories.

When did PGE install a modular energy storage facility?

In 2020. PGE commissioned the first modular energy storage facility in Rzepedzi, Podkarpacie, in Poland. The installation with a capacity of approximately 2.1 MW and a capacity of 4.2 MWh was designed to support the reliability of the local distribution network.