The German project developer ABO Energy has reached an important milestone in Poland: The company has received a tariff contract from the Polish energy regulatory authority URE for its first Polish solar park in Gubin, western Poland.
This paves the way for the economic implementation of the 17-megawatt project, which is expected to supply solar power to over 6,000 households.
The solar park is being built on a former military training ground in the Lubuskie province. Prior to this, ABO Energy had already secured the grid connection for the project—a crucial step in Poland. “ We are very pleased that, following grid connection approval, we have now also won a tariff,” says Aleksandra Koska, Managing Director of ABO Energy Polska.
ABO Energy has been active in the Polish market since 2019. In 2020, the company opened an office in ?ód?. The 18 employees there work on solar, wind, and battery projects with a total capacity of more than 1,000 MW (1 GW).
In addition to the grid connection for Gubin, ABO Energy recently secured grid connections for three more solar parks. The company has also applied for grid connection for three standalone battery projects, including a 257-megawatt battery storage system.
“The outlook for renewable energies in Poland is very good,” emphasizes division head Dr. Klaus Pötter. The country is experiencing high economic growth and has an electricity demand of around 160 terawatt hours. “Until now, coal has played the leading role, but that is currently changing,” Pötter explains. In June 2025, renewables overtook coal in electricity generation for the first time. Their share in the power mix is expected to increase from the current 29 percent to 56 percent by 2030.
The expansion of onshore wind energy in Poland is currently heavily restricted by a 10H distance rule. This rule requires a minimum distance from the nearest residential area equal to ten times the height of the wind turbine, unless the municipality approves a shorter distance within the land-use plan. A legislative relaxation is planned. Despite this regulatory hurdle, ABO Energy continues to focus on wind power. “In any case, we are convinced that onshore wind energy will play an important role in Poland again in the future and are therefore continuing to work intensively on several wind projects,” adds Koska.
