IPP R.Power has enlisted power firm Axpo to optimise a 300MW/1,200MWh BESS in Poland, one of the largest such deals seen in Continental Europe.
Axpo will provide the full scope of optimisation services for the 4-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) in Dzięgielewo, east-central Poland, set to come online in 2028. The agreement runs for 10 years from the start of commercial operations.
It guarantees a minimum level of revenues for R.Power via a ‘floor’, helping bankability for the project, further aided by Axpo’s strong balance sheet (it is Switzerland’s largest electricity producer).
The companies had previously agreed a similar deal for a 150MW/300MWh BESS in Poland, announced in January this year.
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