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Around 40,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels will be installed in the municipality of Deszczno (Lubuskie voivodeship) in Midwestern Poland. Borek solar project consists of three solar farms (10 MWac/10MWac/4MWac) with a total installed capacity of 24 MWac.
RWE has been awarded 31 solar projects in Poland, with a combined capacity of 102 megawatts of direct current (MWdc), following the latest renewable energy auction held by the Polish energy regulator, Urząd Regulacji Energetyki (URE). This capacity translates to approximately 84 megawatts of alternating current (MWac).
After commissioning the first solar farm from a construction pipeline of more than 100 MWac in June, RWE has now started the construction of another utility-scale solar project in Poland. Around 40,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels will be installed in the municipality of Deszczno (Lubuskie voivodeship) in Midwestern Poland.
In Poland, RWE is currently developing solar farms with a total capacity exceeding 100 MWac. Katja Wünschel, CEO of RWE Renewables Europe & Australia, commented, “Securing these 31 solar projects is a significant achievement and reinforces our commitment to expanding solar energy in Poland.
Last year, almost 200,000 heat pump devices were sold in Poland, a year-on-year growth of 120 per cent.’ Currently, one in three heating systems installed in the country is a heat pump, and the figure is two in three for new houses.
Katja Wünschel, CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia: “Solar power plays an increasing key role in the Polish energy transition. Borek solar project is the next milestone in our journey to leverage Poland’s sunny conditions with great sites for solar energy.
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