State-owned power company PGE Group has obtained regulatory approval to build a 200MW/820MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Poland. The project, called CHEST (Commercial Hybrid Energy Storage), will target a capacity of no less than 200MW and a power output of 820MWh, making it one of the largest in Europe, PGE Group said.
Poland’s state-owned power producer PGE is working on the largest energy storage facility in Europe with a capacity of 200 megawatts (MW). The project obtained a preliminary license from Poland’s energy regulator.
PGE Group is set to construct Europe’s largest energy storage facility, with a capacity of up to 263 MW and a minimum of 900 MWh, near the Żarnowiec Pumped-Storage Power Plant. The project, expected to be tendered in mid-2024, aims to support the balancing of PGE's land and offshore wind farms on the Baltic Sea.
The project has obtained the first license promise in Poland for electricity storage, PGE said in a press release. The storage system will be set up at the 716-MW Zarnowiec pumped-storage power plant with 3,600 MWh of storage capacity. The hybrid system will be capable of supplying power to about 200,000 households for at least five hours.
The promise was issued by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office. PGE Group is working on the largest energy storage facility in Europe. The project obtained the first license promise in Poland for electricity storage.
“Our strategic goal is to have 800 MW of new energy storage installed capacity in Poland by 2030 to ensure the safe integration of new renewable energy sources and contribute to the stabilisation of the power system thus improving energy security,” said Wojciech Dąbrowski, CEO of PGE.