Neue Gralewo Photovoltaik-Anlage spart täglich 2,5 Tonnen CO2 ein

(WK-intern) – Poland Takes Steps to Decrease CO2 Pollution: New Gralewo Photovoltaic Plant Saves 2,5 tonnes of CO2 daily

First stage of large-scale solar project by Sun Investment Group is up and running in Gralewo, Poland. It will provide with amount of solar energy per day that equals 6 hours of daily TV for over 27 years.

Poland, the most polluted EU country due to its dependency on coal energy, has just opened a new photovoltaic plant in the village of Gralewo, located in northern Poland.

The solar power plant in Gralewo is the first of 43 similar facilities that are to be constructed by the end of Q2 of 2019 by Sun Investment Group, a Lithuanian investment management and development company in partnership with energy group E-Energija and solar photovoltaic construction company I+D Energias.

Solar energy produced in the new photovoltaic plant in Gralewo delivers energy to the national energy system daily, actively contributing to the improvement of air quality in Poland. Solar panels, which cover 2.1826 hectares of land in Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship, with its peak power of 998,47 MW, are expected to provide annual energy output at the level of 1040 MWh and to save 920 tonnes of CO2 per year.

The whole project portfolio, with its cumulative power of 42,36 MWp, will approximately account for 15% of the country’s total solar market. It will become an important part of Poland’s commitment of increasing its renewable energy production, contributing to the vital part of national energy security system. Poland has a goal to meet the EU greenhouse gas emission targets by 2020, when 20% of energy will have to come from renewable sources. In addition, solar energy plant expansion will help local Polish municipalities to modernize their image.

“Construction of photovoltaic installations is a financial benefit for land owners on whose properties they are built. It is also beneficial for municipalities – thanks to the construction of solar farms, they are perceived as modern and open to innovations,” said Deividas Varabauskas, CEO and Managing Partner of Sun Investment Group. “Gralewo plant with its expected production of over 1000 MWh will also save almost 1,000 tonnes of CO2 per year that would be otherwise emitted to the atmosphere during the production of the same amount of energy using fossil fuels like hard coal,” Varabauskas added.

Newly constructed plant is situated in Gralewo, Płośnica commune, Działdowo county. For this investment, Sun Investment Group decided to use 3,696 pieces of Jinko solar modules, inverters by Sungrow and transformer station produced by ELQ S.A. Construction of the plant took 4 weeks. The farm, connected to the electricity grid operated by Energa, is a part of Polish national energy system providing it with ca. 3 MWh of electricity every day. It is the amount of energy that an average Polish household would use over a period of 1,5 years or would equate to streaming of 6 hours of TV a day for over 27 years.

ABOUT GRALEWO PROJECT
Gralewo is the first of 43 solar PV plant portfolio to be constructed by the end of second quarter of 2019. Together with partners – E-Energija and I+D Energias – Sun Investment Group acquired the rights for solar PV projects with a cumulative power of 42,36 MWp and now holds one of the biggest solar portfolios in Poland. The remaining 42 photovoltaic plants will be constructed mainly throughout western and northern Poland. Each facility – up to 1 MWp in size – already have building permits and 15-year Contract for Difference tariffs granted in the official auction held by National Regulatory Office. Long-term fixed energy sale has a government guarantee.

ABOUT SUN INVESTMENT GROUP
Sun Investment Group (SIG) was founded as an investment management and development company focused in solar energy assets within the investment-grade markets. It has an international track record developing projects together with Lightsource and SunEdison and investing in Ready-to-build projects or assets under development with Eden Sustainable, E-Energy and other infrastructure investment funds and corporations. Key markets for the company are Poland, Italy, Spain, and the United States. SIG is establishing itself as one of the early developers in Poland with multiple options for project rights acquisitions and development opportunities. The group has long-term plans for Poland and expects to acquire additional 100 MWp each year. SIG has opened new office in Warsaw and local top talent team is being assembled. www.suninvestmentgroup.com

Videobild: Solar PV project Gralewo