Energa Wytwarzanie – a subsidiary of Energa from the PKN Orlen Group – launched photovoltaic farms PV Wielbark (Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship) with a capacity of 62 MW and PV Gryf (Wielkopolskie Voivodeship) with a capacity of 25 MW, built at a total cost of approx. PLN 260 million.
By the end of this year, the farm in Wielbark will be expanded and its capacity will increase to 70 MW. In turn, next year, in the vicinity of the Gryf farm, further photovoltaic installations with a total capacity of approx. 68 MW will be built, Energa announced.
“This year we will commission photovoltaic farms with a total capacity of 110 MW, next year with a capacity of 60 MW, and in the following years the investments will reach hundreds of megawatts,” said Daniel Obajtek, President of PKN Orlen during the launch of the PV Wielbark farm.
As he emphasized, last year the Orlen Group produced four times more clean energy in photovoltaic installations than in the previous year. Thanks to new investments, this scale will increase. Already, the installed capacity in photovoltaics reaches approx. 97 MW, and the implementation of subsequent projects will significantly increase it.
The PV Wielbark photovoltaic farm consists of a total of approx. 150 thousand. panels with a unit power of up to 530 W. The installation is operated by over 300 inverters, and the investment value is approx. PLN 200 million. The installation was built on an area of 119 ha, on soils of one of the lowest classes. Construction works were carried out in the second half of 2022, when the first panels with a total capacity of approx. 12 MW were connected to the power grid. In order to launch the remaining ones, it was necessary to modernize the nearby Main Power Supply Point – GPZ Wielbark, which was carried out by Energa Operator. By the end of 2023, the installed capacity of the farm in Wielbark will increase by an additional 8 MW and will amount to 70 MW in total. Another 15,000 will be installed on approx. 10 hectares. panels and 19 inverters.
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The PKN Orlen Group manages refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, conducts retail operations in Central Europe, mining operations in Poland, Norway, Canada and Pakistan, as well as energy production, including renewable energy sources, and natural gas distribution. As part of building a multi-energy concern, the company finalized the acquisitions of Energa, Grupa Lotos and PGNiG. Its consolidated sales revenues reached PLN 278.5 billion in 2022. The company has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since 1999.