ING Śląski, Polenergia to cooperate on building new electricity infrastructure
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Polenergia and ING Śląski Bank have signed an agreement in which they will invest PLN 21 million in 2017/18 in developing more electricity from renewable energy sources, according to a press release by Polenergia on Friday. The electricity supplier said in the release that the venture will increase its customer base by 60 percent, serving an additional 6,000 customers. It has 18 new projects in the works.
The head of the Polenergia board’s activities Jacek Głowacki was optimistic that construction of the new infrastructure – largely in the form of grid connection of micro installations – will raise the value of the company’s assets by 26 percent. He said in the release, “Development of the area of [renewable electrical energy] distribution is becoming a reality, and Polenergia flexibly and rationally optimizes businesses that are adapting to the [new] market situation. Raising the profile of the distribution segment will enable the company will lead to greater stabilization of [our] business.”
Polenergia distributes energy to industrial consumers of commercial and residential properties, including shopping malls and housing estates. Currently, 45 MW comes from wind farms, and 124 MW from cogeneration and gas. It is expanding both its wind farms and also investing in the e-automobile sector, by producing a pilot program for charging stations for battery-electric vehicles.
