RWE secured wind and solar capacity in the recent Polish renewable energy auction totaling 77 MW.

The developer has secured a contract for difference (CfD) from the Polish Energy Regulatory Authority for its Znin onshore wind project, with a planned installed capacity of 48 MW plus CfD for 29 MW of solar.

The wind farm will be built in northwestern Poland.

Construction work for a total of 16 turbines is expected to start by the end of this year and the start of commercial operation is expected by the end of 2023.

“These auction successes strengthen our position as the leading producer of green electricity in Poland. The Znin wind farm will add 48 MW to our portfolio and is located close to our existing wind assets.

“This allows us to make more use of our internal services and capabilities,†said Agnieszka Wojnarowska, Head of Onshore Development Europe, Scandinavia and Baltic States at RWE Renewables.

Subject to a final investment decision, installation work on the solar projects is expected to start next year and commissioning is scheduled for late 2022.

The photovoltaic plants are located in West Pomerania, Kuyavian Pomerania, Lubusz and Wielkopolska, close to RWE’s ground-based solar projects awarded in the 2019 auction (in total 32 MW), as well as wind farms existing systems of RWE.