The major focus of the coal-fired power dependent Poland on small scale solar is one of the significant boosters for the growth of PV in the country, says GlobalData. Pictured is the main post office in Bydgoszcz, Poland. (Photo Credit: www.goodfreephotos.com)

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Come 2022, Poland would have installed 3.15 GW of solar PV capacity pushed by regulatory support. Data and analytics firm GlobalData forecasts this capacity growth for the market while expecting 2019 cumulative installations to reach 1.2 GW to 1.3 GW.

Earlier in July 2019, Polish Renewable Energy Institute IEO guided for new deployments in 2019 for Poland to take its cumulative solar capacity by year end to 1.5 GW (see Poland To Add 1 GW PV In 2019).

According to GlobalData what’s working for the Polish PV market is the introduction of VAT reduction for micro-PV systems from 23% to 8% announced by the government in September 2019. At the same time, the rebate scheme for residential PV systems in the range of 2 kW to 10 kW called Moj Prad (My Electricity) that covers up to 50% of installation cost also support its development (see €1 Billion Residential Solar Program In Poland).

Net metering has been extended to businesses and other energy consumers apart from residential segment. Then there are auctions planned for wind and solar PV on December 5 and December 10 this year (see Poland To Hold Solar Wind Auction In Dec 2019).

Seeing Poland as one of the hottest PV markets in Europe with bigger projects announced of late, GlobalData Project Manager Tarun Bhutani said, “In an agreement with China Sinogy Electric Engineering, Energia Przykona, a unit of NeoInvestments, plans to build a 600 MW solar power plant in Przykona, west-central Poland. The project also involves China Sinogy’s European partner Strategic Swiss Partners. Poland’s state-owned utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) also signed a letter of intent with silver and copper producer KGHM Polska Miedź (KGHM) to develop 500 MW of solar generation capacity to cater to the energy needs of KGHM.”

In September 2019, the country’s Transmission System Operator (TSO) Polskie Sieci Elecktroenergetyczne (PSE) announced Poland’s entry into the GW solar club with cumulative capacity having crossed 1 GW.

Norway based business news portal Montel reported in October 2019 that by 2023, Poland will increase its capacity by 3 GW thanks to the government auctions and strong uptake in the rooftop solar sector. Specifically for the residential rooftop solar segment, the government is keenly working to add an additional 1.2 GW.

Poland aims to have a 15% renewable energy share in its energy mix by 2020 from 11.2% currently. The Institute for Renewable Energy (IEO) in Poland told Montel that it expects the country to fall short of its 15% target and achieve 12% instead.