Orlen is planning to build 40 photovoltaic micro-installations of about 20 to 50 kWp on the shelters and roofs of its fuel stations, including those in Białystok, Bydgoszcz, Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw, Wroclaw and Szczecin. The corporation has announced procurement proceedings related to the project.
– The subject of the contract is the comprehensive construction of PV photovoltaic micro-installations in the EPC formula, i.e. design, preparation of execution and as-built documentation, delivery, installation, commissioning, acceptance and technical supervision of PV photovoltaic micro-installations sited on the roofs and shelters of 40 fuel stations owned by Orlen, the company said in the announcement.
As noted in the published documentation, the proceeding concerns the construction of PV micro-installations with a capacity of about 20 to 50 kWp in three regions of Poland: west-central, northeastern and southern, which cover 11 provinces. Expected locations include Ciechanów, Białystok, Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice and Kraków, as well as Malbork, Ostrołęka, Poznań, Warsaw, Wrocław and Szczecin.
Orlen noted in the announcement that the photovoltaic micro-installations included in the construction plan, including their main components and systems, as well as corrosion protection, must be designed and built for a working life of no less than 15 years after commissioning.
The corporation said that bids for the proceeding “Construction of 40 photovoltaic micro-installations – in EPC formula – at Orlen fuel stations” can be submitted until October 23 this year.
The Orlen Group is a multi-utility conglomerate with refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, as well as a network of gas stations, including those in Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria. It is also developing an oil and gas production segment, a petrochemical segment, and renewable energy sources. It also plans to develop nuclear power based on small SMR nuclear reactors.
The corporation previously reported that, according to the strategy, by 2030, capital expenditures planned there would amount to more than 320 billion zlotys, of which about 40 percent would be for “green investments,” such as offshore and onshore wind power and photovoltaics, as well as biogas, biofuels, electromobility and “green hydrogen.”
According to the assumptions, by the end of the decade the Orlen Group would reach nine gigawatts of installed renewable energy capacity.
In August, the company announced a reduction of 3.3 billion zlotys in capital expenditures within the Orlen Group, previously planned for this year. According to these calculations, they are to amount to 35.3 billion zlotys, including 26.4 billion zlotys for development, of which 5.4 billion zlotys in the energy segment.
Orlen is currently working on an update to the strategy; it is expected to be ready by the end of this year.
Polish Press Agency / Redakcja