The Polish Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) has announced the final results of its solar and wind auction for projects above 1 MW and another procurement exercise for renewables up to 1 MW in size. The tenders were held on in the first two weeks of December.

In the first of the two auctions, solar accounted for around 570 MW at PLN 207.85 ($50.78)/MWh and for wind power it was PLN 139.64/MW. The ERO had set a ceiling price of PLN 320 /MWh for solar projects and PLN 250/MWh for wind. Approximately 14 TWh of electricity was contracted and around PLN 3.2 billion was allocated. 

In the second procurement exercise, all of the contracted capacity – around 300 MW – went to PV projects. The lowest bid came in at PLN 219($53.51)/MWh and the highest at PLN 278.9/MWh. The ceiling price set by the Polish regulator was PLN 340/MWh. Around PLN 2.5 billion was allocated for the purchase of 2.7 TWh of energy.