Tauron and ENGIE Bet on Energy Storage – A New Stage for Polish Renewables

The development of photovoltaic and wind farms in Poland has been accelerating for years, but the real challenge remains storing the energy produced so that it can be used when it is needed most. Recent reports show that this topic is moving to the centre of attention for large energy companies.

Tauron is building an energy buffer

Tauron has announced the construction of energy storage facilities intended to act as a buffer for renewable sources. The company's plans include installations with a combined capacity counted in hundreds of megawatts – an investment intended to help manage energy from renewables better and reduce losses resulting from the mismatch between production and demand.

ENGIE keeps up the pace

At the same time, ENGIE reports that it is building an energy storage facility in Poland which, once completed, is to reach a capacity of 438 MW. It is another example that international investors see potential in the Polish energy market for developing storage infrastructure.

• Energy storage facilities make it possible to accumulate surpluses from renewables and release them during peak hours.
• Investments such as those by Tauron and ENGIE increase the flexibility of the national power system.
• The development of storage goes hand in hand with the growing share of solar and wind energy in Poland's energy mix.

Projects of this kind show that the Polish energy sector is entering a phase in which it is no longer just about building new generation capacity, but also about managing the energy already produced intelligently.

At NRG+ we are following this trend closely, because energy storage is a natural complement to our photovoltaic farm projects carried out on leased land.