PGE has officially started work on the construction of the Żarnowiec Battery Electricity Storage Facility with a capacity of 262 MW and a capacity of approx. 981 MWh.

Miłosz Motyka, Minister of Energy:
"The energy storage facility in Żarnowiec will be one of the largest installations of this type in Europe, which will become a symbol of the modern energy transition of our country. This is an investment that will strengthen Polish's energy security, reducing energy costs for Polish families and domestic businesses, and ensuring the stability of electricity supplies regardless of weather conditions. Combined with dynamically developing energy investments in Pomerania, such as the first Polish nuclear power plant or offshore wind farms, energy storage facilities will become the foundation of a stable and environmentally friendly energy system. A system that – and this is definitely the most important thing – will help Poland become independent from the supply of raw materials and electricity from abroad."

Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Minister of Climate and Environment:
"Increasing the efficiency of renewable energy sources is one of the government's priorities. We invest in the expansion of the network of energy storage facilities at every level – from large-scale ones, such as the Żarnowiec Energy Storage Facility, to home, prosumer ones, which stabilize the network and increase the efficiency of home installations. Our goal is that by the end of the term of office, 200 thousand Polish homes will have their own energy storage. Thanks to these installations, thanks to the storage facility in Żarnowiec and other large-scale installations, we will receive energy at peak times, increasing the efficiency of renewable sources in the system. Thanks to this, we will provide households and companies with sustainable and safe access to cheap energy."

Dariusz Marzec, President of the Management Board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna:
"We are starting the construction of the largest energy storage project in Poland and one of the largest in Europe. As early as 2027, a large-scale battery storage facility with a capacity of about 981 MWh and a value of PLN 1.5 billion will be launched in Żarnowiec. This is the first investment of this type in our Group, which is a response to changes in the domestic energy sector and the growing share of RES in the energy mix. In this way, we are introducing Poland to a new era of energy – modern, safe and flexible. This project is also a real contribution to the development of the Polish economy – the batteries for the storage will be manufactured in Poland, at the LG Energy Solution Wrocław factory in Biskupice Podgórne near Wrocław. It is the largest employer in Lower Silesia, employing about 7 thousand people, and at the same time a global leader in the production of batteries for electric cars. The location of production in Poland is a significant strengthening of national technological competences, creates new jobs and supports the development of modern industry. We are particularly pleased that it was our investment that became the catalyst for LG's decision to expand its operations in Poland to include the energy storage segment. The project in Żarnowiec will be the first for which batteries will be produced by LG in our country. This makes this investment not only a breakthrough for the energy sector, but also symbolic for the development of modern industry in Poland."

Jangha Lee, President of LG Energy Solution Wroclaw:
"The energy storage facility under construction in Żarnowiec is a concrete response to the challenges faced by the European and Polish economies. It should be emphasized that this project was fully based on the principle of local content – and we are proud of that. Batteries for storage are made in Poland, in our LG Energy Solution Wrocław factory in Biskupice Podgórne. All companies involved in the construction of infrastructure and energy connections are Polish contractors. The entire value chain of the project is created with the participation of national resources and competences. I would like to point out that thanks to this project and our battery production plant near Wrocław, we are fully prepared to support Poland in achieving the goal of the share of renewable energy by 2030."

Energy storage is one of the key elements enabling the integration of RES and increasing the flexibility of the power system. Storage systems will be used to manage surplus energy from RES and stabilise energy price volatility.

The first large-scale battery energy storage facility in the PGE Group will be the Żarnowiec Energy Storage Facility. It will be located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, near PGE's future offshore wind farms and the largest pumped-storage power plant in Poland, owned by PGE Energia Odnawialna, which is also responsible for supervising the implementation of this storage facility. The project has received the first promise for electricity storage in Poland and has a connection agreement to the national power system. Magazyn Energii Żarnowiec also has a 17-year contract in the capacity market auction, effective from 2029. As part of the financing of the project, PGE Group has already submitted an application for funds from the National Recovery Plan.

PGE Group is consistently developing the energy storage segment. It is already a national leader in this area, holding nearly 90 percent of the share in pumped-storage power plants. In accordance with the assumptions of the Strategy, by 2035 PGE Group plans to expand its storage portfolio to a total capacity of over 18 GWh. To this end, PGE Group will invest in battery energy storage facilities (with a capacity of 8 GWh), pumped storage power plants (with a capacity of 10 GWh) and heat storage facilities (capable of receiving approx. 0.5 GWh). Over the next 10 years, it will allocate PLN 14 billion for the development of this segment.