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173 batteries hold Polish capacity contracts for 2027 to 2030, about 11.2 GW of four-hour batteries

Poland’s capacity market pays plants and batteries to be available when the grid is short. The contracts are won in auctions, and a new battery can win one for 17 years. The auction credits a battery with only part of its power, because a battery runs dry: that part is its de-rated obligation. Batteries hold 5,063 MW of obligation across the four auctions for delivery from 2027 to 2030. Developers size a battery’s offer on four hours of output, so the obligation divided by the year’s derating factor gives the power of the four-hour battery behind it: about 11,157 MW.

From 2029 the auctions credited each battery with far less, and the batteries behind the contracts kept growing

On the left, the obligation the auctions pay on, by the year the contracts start. On the right, the four-hour batteries behind it, on the same scale. For 2029 delivery a battery was credited with 61.3% of its four-hour power, and for 2030 with 13.39%, so a small obligation stands for a large battery.

De-rated obligation, MW

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000MW202716520281,73420292,4802030685

Four-hour batteries behind it, MW

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000MW202717320281,82520294,04520305,114
First delivery yearAuction heldBattery unitsDe-rated MWBattery factorFour-hour MW
202715 Dec 2022516595%173
202814 Dec 2023331,73495%1,825
202912 Dec 2024782,48061.3%4,045
203011 Dec 20255768513.39%5,114

URE’s final results for each auction, every unit read. The factors are the minister’s, from the auction parameter regulations: Dz.U. 2022 poz. 1690, 2023 poz. 1561, 2024 poz. 1154 and 2025 poz. 1066. The 2028 count matches URE’s own storage report of July 2024, 33 units and 1,734 MW. Every unit as a CSV.

The largest holders

The company that holds each contract, grouped by its tax number. A holder is often a project company or a trader acting for the owner, so one owner can appear under several names; the group is the majority holder at the top of its chain in the company register (KRS). Who owns the pipeline.

Contract holderGroupUnitsDe-rated MWFour-hour MWFirst delivery
GREENVOLT POWER TRADING sp. z o.o.Greenvolt (KKR)48609052028
PGE POLSKA GRUPA ENERGETYCZNA S.A.PGE33037512029, 2030
GREENVOLT POWER ADVISORY sp. z o.o.Greenvolt (KKR)23403582028
Elektrownia PV 96 sp. z o.o.R.Power1403002030
Elektrownia PV 151 sp. z o.o.R.Power1403002030
Elektrownia PV 61 sp. z o.o.R.Power11532502029
Magazyn energii Tursko Wielkie sp. z o.o.ENGIE11532502029
Grand Solar 23 sp. z o.oEquinor22152262028
PV Lipnica sp. z o.o.Enlight1302252030
Green Park XXIX sp. z o.o.Green Capital11342182029
MITHRA BESS A sp. z o.o.Futureal / Mithra Energy / Barrallier Limited (joint venture, 50% each)1292132030
MITHRA BESS C sp. z o.o.Mithra Energy / Barrallier Limited1292132030
MITHRA BESS D sp. z o.o.Mithra Energy / Barrallier Limited1292132030
MITHRA BESS E sp. z o.o.ENGIE1292132030
MITHRA BESS F sp. z o.o.Mithra Energy / Barrallier Limited1292132030

Quarter-long contracts for 2026 and 2027

Batteries also win one-quarter contracts in the auctions held a year ahead of each delivery year. These are counted separately: the same unit can win several quarters, so they are never added up as extra capacity.

QuarterBattery unitsMW
2026, quarter I1264
2026, quarter IV1367
2027, quarter I6418
2027, quarter II2361
2027, quarter III2361
2027, quarter IV4389

There is no main auction for 2031

The December 2025 auction for 2030 was the last main auction under the current scheme. The next chance for a battery is a set of one-year quarterly auctions for 2028, due in the first quarter of 2027 under a draft regulation of August 2026. A scheme for 2031 and after would need new approval from the European Commission.

Every battery with a contract

All 173 units, by first delivery year
UnitName in URE’s listContract holderFromYearsDe-rated MWFour-hour MWAlso won, or doubt
JRM/730·FOTOWOLTAIKA HIG XVIII sp. z o.o.202717124130·
JRM/758·OX2 Green sp. z o.o.2027172122·
JRM/777·Battery ESS-1 sp. z o.o.2027179.29.68·
JRM/774·PKE Pomorze sp. z o.o.2027176.77·
JRM/747·ENERGA WYTWARZANIE S.A.202773.83.99quarterly 2026 QIV 3.834 MW
JRM/1154MEE SiedlceGREENVOLT POWER TRADING sp. z o.o.202817510537·
JRM/1146MEE Turośń KościelnaGREENVOLT POWER ADVISORY sp. z o.o.202817170179quarterly 2027 QI 180.500 MW; quarterly 2027 QII 180.500 MW; quarterly 2027 QIII 180.500 MW; quarterly 2027 QIV 180.500 MW
JRM/1150MEE MieczysławówGREENVOLT POWER TRADING sp. z o.o.202817170179·
JRM/1157MEE EłkGREENVOLT POWER ADVISORY sp. z o.o.202817170179quarterly 2027 QI 180.500 MW; quarterly 2027 QII 180.500 MW; quarterly 2027 QIII 180.500 MW; quarterly 2027 QIV 180.500 MW
JRM/985TurówGrand Solar 23 sp. z o.o202817131138·
JRM/1148MEE KozieniceGREENVOLT POWER TRADING sp. z o.o.20281795100·
JRM/1149MEE KamionkaGREENVOLT POWER TRADING sp. z o.o.2028178589·
JRM/982LipnoG Solar Energy 2 sp. z o.o.2028178489·
JRM/983ChałupkiGrand Solar 23 sp. z o.o2028178489·
JRM/967MikołówGrand Solar 14 sp. z o.o.2028176164·
JRM/405Encos Sp. z o.o.Encos sp. z o.o.2028174648·
JRM/885Magazyn Energii Stary GrodkówRespect Energy S.A.2028172324quarterly 2027 QI 23.906 MW; quarterly 2027 QIV 23.906 MW
JRM/1155Magazyn GarwolinClaritas Polska Ventures IV sp. z o.o.2028178.48.86·
JRM/1250ME SKARBIMERZ 2RENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028177.47.79quarterly 2026 QI 7.400 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 7.400 MW
JRM/1177Bielany_1FRV PSH 13 sp. z o.o.2028176.77·
JRM/1247ME SKARBIMERZ 1RENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028176.66.95quarterly 2026 QI 6.700 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 6.700 MW
JRM/1190KruszynFRV PSH 11 sp. z o.o.2028176.36.64·
JRM/1274ME WrocławMEWRO sp. z o.o.2028175.76·
JRM/931ME Aleja Narciarzy 1RENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028175.76quarterly 2026 QI 5.700 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 5.700 MW
JRM/932ME Aleja Narciarzy 2RENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028175.76quarterly 2026 QI 5.700 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 5.700 MW
JRM/1257LegnicaFRV PSH 1 sp. z o.o.2028175.65.91·
JRM/966Strumień 1NRG 21 sp. z o.o.2028175.45.7·
JRM/1242ZamośćFRV PSH 15 sp. z o.o.2028174.95.17·
JRM/968Strumień 2NRG 21 sp. z o.o.2028174.85.04·
JRM/922ME BIERKOWICERENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028174.54.74quarterly 2026 QI 4.600 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 4.600 MW
JRM/1171ME Aleja Narciarzy 4RENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028174.54.74quarterly 2026 QI 4.600 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 4.600 MW
JRM/929ME SUDECKARENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028174.44.63quarterly 2026 QI 4.500 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 4.500 MW
JRM/1181Neo Chemik INEO ENERGY PROJECT I sp. z o.o.2028173.84·
JRM/951ME BODZANÓWRENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028173.84quarterly 2026 QI 3.800 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 3.800 MW
JRM/1153Magazyn Energii Zawiercie 1BESS CM2 sp. z o.o.2028173.73.9quarterly 2027 QI 3.705 MW; quarterly 2027 QIV 3.705 MW
JRM/930ME SUDECKA 2RENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028172.82.95quarterly 2026 QI 2.800 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 2.800 MW
JRM/933ME ALEJA NARCIARZY 3RENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028172.52.63quarterly 2026 QI 2.500 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 2.500 MW
JRM/946ME HARCERSKARENEGIA BULLA sp. z o.o.2028171.92quarterly 2026 QI 1.900 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 1.900 MW
JRM/1513Magazyn energii Gdańsk IIElektrownia PV 61 sp. z o.o.202917153250·
JRM/1525Magazyn energii Tursko WielkieMagazyn energii Tursko Wielkie sp. z o.o.202917153250·
JRM/602MEE ŻarnowiecPGE POLSKA GRUPA ENERGETYCZNA S.A.202917138225·
JRM/1141ME Wróblik KrólewskiGreen Park XXIX sp. z o.o.202917134218·
JRM/1163ME Rzeszów 202 MWFOTOWOLTAIKA HIG XXI sp. z o.o.202917122200·
JRM/1606ME WOZZ 03WOZZ 03 sp. z o.o.202917122200·
JRM/1676Zabrze 2 BESSBESS10 sp. z o.o.202917122200·
JRM/1165ME GryfinoPGE POLSKA GRUPA ENERGETYCZNA S.A.202917121197·
JRM/1473Lubiszyn PołudnieEnergy Solar 65 sp. z o.o.20291773119·
JRM/1480ŻagańGrand Solar 28 sp. z o.o.20291773119·
JRM/1399ME Stare Bogaczowice 3TAURON BME7 sp. z o.o.20291763103·
JRM/1517ES KowalaQES 1 sp. z o.o.20291761100·
JRM/1516ES RadkowiceQES 2 sp. z o.o.20291761100·
JRM/1537Magazyn Energii MuratFRV Poland I sp. z o.o.20291761100·
JRM/1604Magazyn Energii MiłosnaRAMPTON TRADING sp. z o.o.20291761100·
JRM/958HEP 002GLOBAL CONSTELLATION sp. z o.o.2029176199·
JRM/957HEP 001HEP1 sp. z o.o.2029176199·
JRM/1122Magazyn energii KielcePASAT BESS 2 sp. z o.o.2029175590·
JRM/1822·FUTURE BESS 2 sp. z o.o.2029175285·
JRM/1413ME LaryszówTAURON BME8 sp. z o.o.2029174981·
JRM/1133ME RząsinySłoneczko V sp. z o.o.2029174980·
JRM/1255Magazyn Energii JedwabnoMagazyn energii Jedwabno sp. z o.o.2029174675·
JRM/1603Magazyn Energii BudzynRAMPTON TRADING sp. z o.o.2029173760·
JRM/1162ME Klikowa 63 MWFOTOWOLTAIKA HIG XX sp. z o.o.2029173557·
JRM/1643Mościska BESSBESS9 sp. z o.o.2029173050·
JRM/986Mikołów IIEnergy Solar 72 sp. z o.o.2029173048·
JRM/1485Brześć Kujawski IFONTI SPV 3 sp. z o.o.2029172948·
JRM/1646ME PlaterowkaPlaterowka Energy Park sp. z o.o.2029172948·
JRM/979Magazyn Energii JodłowaOX2 Green 5 sp. z o.o.2029172846·
JRM/1605Magazyn Energii Kolno IOX2 Green 10 sp. z o.o.2029172846·
JRM/997ME Baczyna 46 MWNRG 22 sp. z o.o.2029172846·
JRM/1271Magazyn Energii WrzosowaEnbat sp. z o.o.2029172439·
JRM/1814Magazyn energii ChorzówFUTURE BESS 1 sp. z o.o.2029172134·
JRM/1186·PASAT BESS 1 sp. z o.o.2029172134·
JRM/1401ME Ostrów SzlacheckiTAURON BME9 sp. z o.o.2029171829·
JRM/978AXPO STORAGE PL 1AXPO STORAGE PL 1 sp. z o.o.2029171829·
JRM/1536ZagórzycaGrand Solar 1 sp. z o.o.202971627·
JRM/1799MarynowyEE GREEN 12 sp. z o.o.2029171322·
JRM/1800Dąbrówka PruskaEE GREEN 12 sp. z o.o.2029171322·
JRM/1420ME ŁagiszaTAURON BME1 sp. z o.o.2029171220·
JRM/1737Magazyn energii OśnoBGE sp. z o.o.2029171219·
JRM/1415ME BytomTAURON BME9 sp. z o.o.2029171117·
JRM/1630ME Nowe Czarnowo I S059ENERGIX POLSKA sp. z o.o. BESS NOWE CZARNOWO I MANAGEMENT sp. j.2029178.514quarterly 2026 QI 13.359 MW; quarterly 2026 QIV 13.359 MW; quarterly 2027 QI 13.205 MW
JRM/984NiwnicaGrand Solar 10 sp. z o.o.2029176.911·
JRM/1608ME DworzyskoFOTOWOLTAIKA HIG-U sp. z o.o.2029176.711·
JRM/1534Strzelce WielkieEnergy Solar 66 sp. z o.o.2029176.210·
JRM/1386ENERGETYKÓW 101 MEPVE 242 sp. z o.o.2029176.110·
JRM/1387ENERGENYKÓW 102 MEPVE 242 sp. z o.o.2029176.110·
JRM/1388ENERGETYKÓW 103 MEPVE 242 sp. z o.o.2029176.110·
JRM/1483Andrychów IFONTI SPV 1 sp. z o.o.2029174.98·
JRM/1767Jaroszowice ME2EPLANT 400 sp. z o.o.2029174.87.84·
JRM/1540ME Jelenia Góra 1NRG 24 sp. z o.o.2029174.87.8·
JRM/1156·FOTOWOLTAIKA HIG­U PV3 sp. z o.o.2029174.57.34·
JRM/1159·FOTOWOLTAIKA HIG­U PV4 sp. z o.o.2029174.57.34·
JRM/956ME Huta Komorowska 2Green Park LXII sp. z o.o.2029174.26.93·
JRM/934ME Płock 1Green Park XLIV sp. z o.o.2029174.26.93·
JRM/1428ME Kuźnia RaciborskaTAURON BME9 sp. z o.o.2029174.06.49·
JRM/1385ME RzeszówGreen Park LXXII sp. z o.o.2029173.65.94·
JRM/1398ME Radlna-TarnowiecTAURON BME9 sp. z o.o.2029173.65.82·
JRM/1158·FOTOWOLTAIKA HIG­U PV3 sp. z o.o.2029173.65.8·
JRM/1160·FOTOWOLTAIKA HIG­U PV4 sp. z o.o.2029173.65.8·
JRM/959ME Huta Komorowska 3Green Park LXII sp. z o.o.2029173.04.95·
JRM/1337ME Rogowo 1Green Park LXV sp. z o.o.2029173.04.95·
JRM/1338ME Rogowo 2Green Park LXV sp. z o.o.2029173.04.95·
JRM/1404ME PrzewózTAURON BME4 sp. z o.o.2029172.54·
JRM/1405ME DąbieTAURON BME4 sp. z o.o.2029172.54·
JRM/1812ME Ruda Śląska 1Tradea sp. z o.o.2029172.54·
JRM/1813ME Węgierska Górka 1Tradea sp. z o.o.2029172.54·
JRM/1816ME Siewierz 1Tradea sp. z o.o.2029172.54·
JRM/1440ME RybnikTAURON BME9 sp. z o.o.2029172.33.78·
JRM/1253Magazyn energii HerbyElektrownia PV 130 sp. z o.o.2029171.52.5·
JRM/1802Donimierz IEE GREEN 12 sp. z o.o.2029171.22·
JRM/1803Donimierz IIEE GREEN 12 sp. z o.o.2029171.22·
JRM/1804Donimierz IIIEE GREEN 12 sp. z o.o.2029171.22·
JRM/1805Donimierz IVEE GREEN 12 sp. z o.o.2029171.22·
JRM/1807Dąbrówka IEE GREEN 12 sp. z o.o.2029171.22·
JRM/1809Dąbrówka IIEE GREEN 12 sp. z o.o.2029171.22·
JRM/1403ME Pilchowice ITAURON BME4 sp. z o.o.2029171.22·
JRM/2211·PGE POLSKA GRUPA ENERGETYCZNA S.A.20301744329·
JRM/2407·Elektrownia PV 96 sp. z o.o.20301740300·
JRM/2431·Elektrownia PV 151 sp. z o.o.20301740300·
JRM/2330·PV Lipnica sp. z o.o.20301730225·
JRM/1718·MITHRA BESS A sp. z o.o.20301729213·
JRM/1708·MITHRA BESS C sp. z o.o.20301729213·
JRM/1731·MITHRA BESS D sp. z o.o.20301729213·
JRM/1716·MITHRA BESS E sp. z o.o.20301729213·
JRM/1709·MITHRA BESS F sp. z o.o.20301729213·
JRM/1714·MITHRA BESS H sp. z o.o.20301729213·
JRM/1711·MITHRA BESS J sp. z o.o.20301729213·
JRM/2437·Elektrownia PV 149 sp. z o.o.20301727202·
JRM/1215·Elektrownia PV 153 sp. z o.o.20301727202·
JRM/2273·GP BESS 7 sp. z o.o.20301714108·
JRM/2274·GP BESS 8 sp. z o.o.20301714108·
JRM/2270·GP BESS 9 sp. z o.o.20301714108·
JRM/2269·GP BESS 5 sp. z o.o.20301713100·
JRM/2268·GP BESS 6 sp. z o.o.20301713100·
JRM/2485·Econergy PV 3 sp. z o.o.20301713100·
JRM/2482·Econergy Poland sp. z o.o.2030171397·
JRM/2374·ZF BESS sp. z o.o.2030171395·
JRM/2428·SUN-POL Trzecia sp. z o.o.2030177.657·
JRM/2150·FF PARK PV 1 sp. z o.o.2030177.455·
JRM/2484·Econergy Poland sp. z o.o.2030176.750·
JRM/1682·BESS13 sp. z o.o.2030176.650·
JRM/1004·NALA RENEWABLES 5 sp. z o.o.2030176.649·
JRM/2382·WEST WARSAW ENERGY PARK sp. z o.o.2030176.548·
JRM/2262·EE Green 13 sp. z o.o.2030175.843·
JRM/2257·EE Green 14 sp. z o.o.2030175.843·
JRM/2264·EE Green 14 sp. z o.o.2030175.843·
JRM/2260·EE Green 15 sp. z o.o.2030175.843·
JRM/2261·EE Green 15 sp. z o.o.2030175.843·
JRM/2212·AXPO STORAGE PL 4 sp. z o.o.2030175.440·
JRM/1272·Enbat Myszków sp. z o.o.2030175.440·
JRM/2217·PVE 98 sp. z o.o.2030175.340·
JRM/2226·PVE 114 sp. z o.o.2030175.340·
JRM/2227·PVE 129 sp. z o.o.2030175.340·
JRM/2225·PVE 183 sp. z o.o.2030175.340·
JRM/2240·PVE 190 sp. z o.o.2030175.340·
JRM/2251·PVE 210 sp. z o.o.2030175.340·
JRM/2223·PVE 256 sp. z o.o.2030175.340·
JRM/2215·PVE 260 sp. z o.o.2030175.340·
JRM/2224·Solar Power 500 sp. z o.o.2030175.340·
JRM/2481·AXPO STORAGE PL 4 sp. z o.o.2030175.239·
JRM/2241·PVE 190 sp. z o.o.2030175.239·
JRM/2233·PVE 176 sp. z o.o.2030174.937·
JRM/2384·PVE GC sp. z o.o.2030174.735·
JRM/1851·Enbatech sp. z o.o.2030174.232·
JRM/2430·SUN-POL Czwarta sp. z o.o.2030174.030·
JRM/2272·HERETICOBE INVESTMENTS sp. z o.o.2030172.317quarterly 2027 QI 16.438 MW
JRM/2222·ESV Wisłosan sp. z o.o.2030172.015doubtful: ·
JRM/1273·Enbat Myszków sp. z o.o.2030171.612·
JRM/2214·PVE 188 sp. z o.o.2030171.18·
JRM/2248·PVE 196 sp. z o.o.2030171.07.34·
JRM/2279·RWE Energie Odnawialne sp. z o.o.2030170.86.2·
JRM/2250·PVE 164 sp. z o.o.2030170.64.59·
JRM/1775·Elektrownia PV 152 sp. z o.o.2030170.54·

How a unit is counted as a battery

URE’s lists give each unit’s code, type, obligation, contract length and holder, never its technology. A new unit can take a 15-year contract if its spending passes 2,400 zł a kW, and two more years if its emissions are at most 450 kg of CO2 a MWh. A battery fed from the grid counts as zero emissions, so a new battery takes 17 years, or 7 when it spends less. Gas plants under 450 kg can take 17 years too. So in each auction the new units on 17 or 7 years are counted as batteries, except six gas and heat plants named in the method: PGE’s 794 MW gas unit and Veolia’s Łódź plant in the 2027 auction, and four gas-engine units in the 2029 auction. The 2025 and 2026 auctions held no batteries.

Where this can be wrong. The 2030 list gives no unit names, so its count rests on the rule alone; 1 unit, JRM/2222, is kept but marked doubtful because its holder also runs a gas unit. New units that took one-year contracts in the main auctions are not counted; a few may be batteries. Obligations are URE’s; the four-hour figure is ours, and a battery that offered less than the factor allowed stands for a larger battery than it shows. Sources: URE, Informacja Prezesa URE on the final results of each auction, 2018 to 2026; the auction parameter regulations in Dziennik Ustaw.