More and more green energy from small RES installations: report

Generation of energy from small renewable energy sources is steadily increasing, according to the latest, fourth report of the Energy Regulatory Office. At the end of 2019, there were over 800 small RES in Poland with a total capacity of 163 MW.

According to the statutory definition, small renewable energy sources are sources with an installed electric power between 50 and 500 kW.

In its report, the regulator emphasized that the structure of electricity production in Poland has slightly but noticeably changed over the years 2016-2019. The share of renewable energy in domestic production increased from 7 percent in 2016 up to 9 percent in 2019.

"Undoubtedly, the role of this type of installation in the national power system from year to year can and should be increasing, especially in the context of the ongoing energy transformation and the need to design a new energy market structure, including new entities operating on it,” Rafał Gawin, president of ERO, said.

(PAP)