Japanese renewable developer Eurus Energy is making its first move into Poland with two solar plants and a 50-50 battery venture with EDF. Photo by James Smith on Unsplash
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Eurus Energy Holdings said on July 17 that its Netherlands-based group company, Eurus Energy Europe B.V., will enter Poland through the construction of two solar power plants and participation in a grid-scale battery storage project, marking the group’s first business in the country.
The solar project covers the Bożacin Photovoltaic Power Plant and the Starygród Photovoltaic Power Plant in western-central Poland’s Wielkopolskie Voivodeship, with total grid connection capacity of 40,000 kilowatts. Construction began in March 2026, and commercial operations are scheduled to start in the second half of 2027.
The two plants will each have capacity of 20,000 kW. Bożacin is located in Krotoszyn and Starygród in Kobylin. The solar business company is Zeus 1 Sp. z o.o.
The two solar plants are expected to supply electricity equivalent to the consumption of about 19,000 average Polish households and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 21,000 metric tons a year, the company said.
Separately, Eurus Energy Europe has formed a joint venture with EDF power solutions Polska, a unit of France’s EDF Group, to participate in the Kobiernice BESS project in Porąbka in southern Poland’s Silesian Voivodeship. The project company is ME Kobiernice sp. z o.o., with EDF power solutions Polska and Eurus Energy Europe each holding a 50% stake. The project will have rated output of 120,000 kW and storage capacity of 280,000 kWh.
Construction is due to begin in July 2026, with commercial operations planned for the second half of 2027. Eurus Energy said the project would combine EDF power solutions Polska’s operating base in Poland and expertise in developing, building and operating battery projects with Eurus Energy’s experience in renewable energy projects globally.
Poland plans to raise the share of renewable energy in its power mix to about 69% by 2040, according to the release. Solar and offshore wind deployment has been accelerating in the country, while demand for grid stabilization has increased alongside renewable buildout.
Grid-scale batteries are increasingly being deployed in European power markets to store surplus renewable electricity and support balancing services. In Poland, battery storage has gained policy support as the country seeks to integrate more variable renewable generation into the power system.