RWE has secured wind and solar capacity in recent Polish renewables auctions totalling 77MW.
The developer secured a Contract for Difference (CfD) from the Polish Energy Regulatory Office for its onshore wind project Znin, with a planned installed capacity of 48MW plus CfDs for 29MW of solar.
The wind farm will be built in the north western part of Poland.
Construction work for a total of 16 turbines is anticipated to start by the end of this year and start of commercial operation is expected by the end of 2023.
“These auction successes strengthen our position as a leading producer of green electricity in Poland. Znin wind farm will add 48MW to our portfolio and is located in the vicinity of our existing wind assets.
“This allows us to further utilise our in-house services and capabilities”, said Agnieszka Wojnarowska, head of onshore development Europe, Scandinavia and Baltics at RWE Renewables.
Subject to a final investment decision, the installation works for the solar projects are anticipated to start next year and commissioning is expected in late 2022.
The photovoltaic plants are located in West Pomerania, Kuyavian Pomerania, Lubusz and Greater Poland, close to RWE’s ground-mounted solar projects awarded in the 2019 auction (in total 32 MW), as well as to existing RWE wind farms.