The European Commission has approved a Polish scheme worth over €1bn to support investments in electricity storage facilities to foster the net zero economy.
The €1.2bn scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF), adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2023 and amended on 20 November 2023 and on 2 May 2024.
Poland notified to the Commission, under the TCTF, a €1.2 billion scheme to support the installation of at least 5.4GWh of new electricity storage facilities to foster the transition to a net zero economy.
The scheme will be financed partly by the Modernisation Fund and partly by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) following the Commission’s positive assessment of Poland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan and its adoption by the Council.
The scheme aims at reducing the reliance of the Polish electricity system on fossil fuels and at facilitating the smooth integration of variable renewable energy sources in the national electricity system, by supporting the construction of electricity storage facilities.
The scheme will support only newly installed storage facilities with a capacity of at least 4MWh.
The supported facilities will be connected to the distribution or transmission networks at all voltage levels.
The projects will be selected by the Member State through a call for proposals.