Warsaw, Poland – October 22, 2024 – With Poland emerging as Europe’s fourth-largest solar market, the country’s renewable energy sector is at a pivotal moment. The fifth edition of the Solarplaza Summit Poland, taking place on March 13, 2025, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Warsaw, will serve as a vital platform for exploring the future of solar and energy storage in the region. As Poland races to meet its ambitious goal of 28.5 GW of installed PV capacity by 2030, the focus on utility-scale PV and battery energy storage solutions (BESS) has never been more crucial.
A Booming Market Facing New Opportunities and Challenges
Poland added 4.6 GW of new solar PV capacity in 2023, cementing its position as a leader in European solar development. By early 2024, the country had reached 17.7 GW in cumulative PV capacity. However, to meet its EU-mandated targets, Poland must ramp up both solar and storage installations. The Solarplaza Summit Poland 2025 will provide critical insights into the rapidly evolving market, the role of storage, and how to navigate regulatory, financial, and operational challenges.
At a time when grid congestion and negative spot prices are threatening to undermine the profitability of merchant solar projects, and grid connection requests are facing high rejection rates, the need for innovative solutions and clear regulatory guidance is greater than ever.
Key Themes and Market Insights
The Solarplaza Summit Poland 2025 will bring together a wide range of industry experts to discuss the following key topics:
- Exploring Storage Business Models: Which models will provide the best risk-return profiles? Topics will include merchant, capacity market, and frequency services.
- Mitigating Grid Congestion: How developers can address grid congestion challenges early in the project development stage to improve the chances of securing grid connections.
- Navigating Negative Spot Prices: Strategies to minimize the impact of negative intraday prices and manage power plant switch-offs, especially during weekends.
- Exploiting Cable Pooling: How to enhance the efficiency of large-scale projects by combining PV and wind assets under new cable pooling regulations.
- Maximizing PPA Opportunities: Leveraging Poland’s mature PPA market to secure attractive, bankable offtakers, whether corporate or utility-based.
Opportunities in a Growing Market
Poland is projected to reach 28.5 GW of installed solar capacity by 2030, driven by utility-scale projects which are expected to grow at an impressive rate. Upcoming market drivers such as storage auctions, regulatory updates for storage assets, and cable pooling initiatives are expected to create new opportunities for developers, investors, and Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
With the upcoming regulations for storage assets providing much-needed clarity, Poland is positioning itself as a hub for integrating solar and storage projects, despite the challenges posed by grid curtailment, high land lease costs, and interest rates.
Why Attend?
The Solarplaza Summit Poland 2025 is a must-attend event for developers, investors, IPPs, manufacturers, and service providers looking to capitalize on Poland’s renewable energy growth. The event offers invaluable opportunities to:
- Explore co-development and joint venture opportunities within Poland’s dynamic solar market.
- Understand the latest regulatory updates for PV and storage projects.
- Connect with a high-level audience of industry leaders and decision-makers, including developers, investors, EPCs, and asset managers.
- With the Polish market evolving rapidly, this summit will be critical for those looking to navigate the challenges and seize the opportunities in this growing sector.
Join Us in Warsaw
Don’t miss your chance to be part of Poland’s renewable energy revolution. Join industry experts and key stakeholders on March 13, 2025, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Warsaw for a day of networking, knowledge sharing, and insights that will help shape the future of solar and storage in Poland.
For more information and to register, please visit https://www.solarplaza.com/event/solarplaza-summit-poland/.
Solarplaza Summit Poland PV & Storage
13 March 2025 - Warsaw, Poland
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More info: https://www.solarplaza.com/event/solarplaza-summit-poland/
