EU Commission approves €1.2 billion Polish renewables manufacturing scheme

September 19, 2024
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email
Poland is the latest EU country to receive approval for a renewables manufacturing scheme. Credit: Glyn Lowe via Flickr.

The European Commission (EC) has approved a €1.2 billion (US$1.3 billion) Polish state aid scheme to support investments in renewables equipment.

Under the scheme, the aid will take the form of direct grants and will be open for companies producing solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, electrolysers and key components designed and primarily used for the construction of these products or related critical raw materials necessary for their production.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

According to the EC, Poland’s scheme was in line with the conditions set out in the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) as it will incentivise the production of relevant equipment for the transition towards a net-zero economy and will respect the maximum aid ceiling.

The scheme will be granted no later than 31 December 2025.

The TCTF was adopted in March 2023 – in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan – and provides aid for measures to accelerate the rollout of renewable energy, measures that facilitate the decarbonisation of industrial processes and measures that accelerate investment in key sectors for the transition towards a net-zero economy. The latter is the measure for which the Polish scheme has been approved by the EC.

Since the TCTF was adopted, the EC approved manufacturing schemes in Hungary, with a budget of €2.4 billion – in France, with a budget of €2.9 billion – and a €2.2 billion decarbonisation grant in Germany.

Other countries – Spain and the Netherlands – have been moving forward with an incentive scheme for renewables and energy storage manufacturing. This summer, Spain published the regulatory basis for its €750 million scheme with the funds provided through the country’s recovery and resilience plan. Whereas the Netherlands launched, in February 2024, a new subsidy aimed at supporting domestic manufacturing of solar panels, batteries and electrolysers.

“Today, we have approved a €1.2 billion Polish measure to support investments in strategic equipment, namely batteries, solar panels, heat-pumps, wind turbines, electrolysers and carbon-capture usage and storage. This will help accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the objectives of the Green Deal Industrial Plan and the EU’s climate neutrality target. At the same time, competition distortions remain limited.”

PV Tech publisher Solar Media will be organising the fourth edition of Large Scale Solar Central and Eastern Europe in Warsaw, Poland 26-27 November 2024. The event will focus on Eastern Europe with a packed programme of panels, presentations and fireside chats from industry leaders responsible for the build out of solar and storage projects in Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and Hungary. For more information visit the event website.

25 November 2025
Warsaw, Poland
Large Scale Solar Central and Eastern Europe continues to be the place to leverage a network that has been made over more than 10 years, to build critical partnerships to develop solar projects throughout the region.
2 December 2025
Málaga, Spain
Understanding PV module supply to the European market in 2026. PV ModuleTech Europe 2025 is a two-day conference that tackles these challenges directly, with an agenda that addresses all aspects of module supplier selection; product availability, technology offerings, traceability of supply-chain, factory auditing, module testing and reliability, and company bankability.

Read Next

October 29, 2025
Greenvolt and European Energy have finalised financial deals for solar-plus-storage projects in Denmark and Latvia.
October 28, 2025
GreenYellow plans to invest US$116 million in Poland over the next three years to expand its installed capacity and customer base.
October 28, 2025
GoldenPeaks Capital secures EUR114 million (US$132 million) financing package for two solar PV Portfolio in Poland.
October 27, 2025
Chinese engineering firm Shanghai Electric has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with independent power producer (IPP) Econergy to build a 342MW solar PV plant in Romania.
October 2, 2025
The Indian solar industry has 86GW and 182GW of solar cell and module manufacturing capacity, respectively, expected to be commissioned by 2027.
October 1, 2025
Fortis Energy has secured a construction permit for a 270MW PV plant combined with a 72MWh battery energy storage system in Serbia.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Webinars
November 12, 2025
10am PST / 1pm EST
Solar Media Events
November 25, 2025
Warsaw, Poland
Solar Media Events
December 2, 2025
Málaga, Spain
Solar Media Events
February 3, 2026
London, UK
Solar Media Events
March 10, 2026
Frankfurt, Germany