ORLEN acquires 216MW hybrid energy project in Greater Poland

The ORLEN Group has acquired a 216MW hybrid renewable vigor task successful the municipality of Kazimierz Biskupi successful the Greater Poland region.

The task volition harvester an 180MW star photovoltaic (PV) workplace and a 36MW upwind farm, and has an expected yearly energy output of astir 315GW-hours.

According to the company, this measurement could proviso the powerfulness needs of astir 143,000 households.

The improvement volition usage a cablegram pooling system, allowing some the star and upwind installations to stock grid transportation infrastructure.

Polish entities ONDE and Neo Energy Group, which primitively held the rights to physique the project, person sold the associated special-purpose vehicles to ORLEN New Power, the ORLEN Group's onshore renewables division.

ONDE volition service arsenic wide contractor for the project, portion Neo Energy Group volition proceed to negociate construction.

Energa Green Development volition beryllium liable for monitoring the operation connected the ORLEN Group's behalf.

ORLEN absorption committee president Ireneusz Fąfara said: "With this acquisition, we are adding a 216MW task to ORLEN's renewable vigor portfolio. Combining star and upwind procreation volition let it to marque much businesslike usage of the disposable grid transportation infrastructure.

"This is different tangible result of our concern programme. We are processing assets that enactment Poland's vigor modulation portion engaging Polish companies and strengthening home expertise successful the modern vigor sector."

The upwind constituent volition dwell of 9 Vestas V136 turbines, each rated astatine 4MW.

Construction is expected to commence successful the 3rd 4th of 2026 (Q3 2026).

The project's archetypal energisation is anticipated successful aboriginal 2028, with commercialized operations expected to commencement successful Q2 of the aforesaid year.

The hybrid installation volition run alongside the ORLEN Group's akin Kleczew Solar & Wind project, situated astir 8km away.

Together, these sites are acceptable to signifier 1 of the largest onshore renewable clusters successful Poland, with a full planned capableness of 485MW.

In June 2025, ORLEN Group secured 1.7 cardinal zlotys ($456m) successful non-repayable backing nether the National Recovery Plan for its Green H2 and Hydrogen Eagle hydrogen projects.

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