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Poland’s solar capacity doubles in a year

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Poland’s solar capacity doubles in a year
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Poland's installed solar generation capacity doubled year on year to reach 5.5GW at the end of July, but its strong growth has raised challenges for the stability of the Polish power system, which continues to depend on less flexible coal and lignite-fired plants.

Solar capacity rose by 300MW in July and is set to reach 6GW by the end of this year, according to Polish grid operator PSE.

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