Energy Transition Today Decarbonising Central & Eastern Europe: deep dive on Poland and Romania
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Mar 13, 2026 A deep look at Poland’s UC84 grid reform, its binding milestones, digitalisation push and new fees reshaping connection rules. Discussion of PGE’s 1.2GW gas peaking portfolio and the debate over gas peakers versus batteries. Overview of Romania’s shifting support mechanisms, a €150m battery subsidy scheme and a €460m financing milestone for a large solar plus BESS project.
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Factor UC84 Processing Fees Into Project Economics
- Prepare for higher upfront grid fees under UC84 and factor them into early-stage economics.
- The processing charge is 30 zloty/kW (≈€7,500/MW) up to 100MW and 60 zloty/kW above, favoring well-capitalized developers.
Battery Storage Included In Poland Cable Pooling
- UC84 extends Poland's connection sharing to include energy storage, enabling single-point connections for co-located assets.
- This lowers capex and simplifies development for solar/wind plus battery hybrids.
PGE Bets On 1.2GW Gas Peakers To Firm Renewables
- PGE awarded EPC contracts for 1.2GW of OCGT gas peakers to shore up renewables and replace coal baseload shortfalls.
- The two plants plus 20-year servicing will cost ~€1.4bn within a broader PLN37bn (≈€9bn) plan to 2030.