Witnica photovoltaic farm

A pioneering unsubsidised PV project by BayWa r.e.

A pioneering subsidy-free solar farm in Poland

With an installed capacity of 64.6 MWp, the Witnica farm is one of the largest solar power plants in Poland.

With this ground-breaking project, the municipality of Witnica has become a pioneer in subsidy-free solar energy, achieving grid parity in Poland two years earlier than predicted by a 2016 Becquerel Institute study.

Grid parity occurs when an alternative energy source can produce electricity at an averaged generation cost (LCOE) that is less than or equal to the cost of conventional energy sources.

In other words, our solar energy project in Witnica provides the most efficient energy possible in our country. For Poland, and for Europe as a whole, this is a very important step towards the production of 100% green energy.

Project information

The power plant is located in the municipality of Witnica in western Poland, approximately 30 km east of the German border and 150 km east of Berlin.

Total capacity and annual production

Timeframe

July 2020

Start of construction (surveys, vegetation management, fence installation, construction of site access, internal roads, site logistics) and earthworks.

August to October 2020

Start of module assembly; cable excavation and AC/DC cable laying.

September 2020

Delivery of 1600 kVA transformers.

October 2020

Start of laying connection cable route, laying of medium and high-voltage cables.

November 2020

Completion of installation construction.

November to December 2020

Q2 2021

Installation fully commissioned.

See how we built the Witnica project

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