Tauron to build 28.27 MW, 120 MWh BME Jawor battery storage, starting operations in early 2027

Project and location

• Tauron Group has acquired a ready-to-build battery storage project in Jawor, Lower Silesia.
• The facility has 28.27 MW of power and 120 MWh of capacity, built from 40 containers.
• Start-up is planned for early 2027, specifically February, and the project connects to the local grid.

Tauron Group has acquired a ready-to-build battery energy storage project called BME Jawor, with a capacity of 28.27 MW and 120 MWh (Tauron stawia na magazynowanie energii. Grupa uruchomi BME Jawor na początku 2027 – energetyka24.com) (40 kontenerów i 120 MWh pojemności. Nowy magazyn energii ruszy w 2027 r. – portalsamorzadowy.pl) (Tauron uruchomi BME Jawor o mocy 28,27 MW i pojemności 120 MWh na początku '27 - Bankier.pl – bankier.pl). The facility will be built from 40 containers and will be acquired as a special-purpose company that carries the project.

The installation will sit in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone INVEST-PARK in Jawor and will connect to the Tauron Dystrybucja grid through the 110/20 kV Jawor Strefa substation (Tauron inwestuje na Dolnym Śląsku. „Magazynowanie energii to kluczowa technologia dla transformacji energetycznej” | Dziennik Zachodni – dziennikzachodni.pl).

Timeline

The company says it plans to start the facility in February 2027. Earlier reports put the start-up at the beginning of next year.

Key figures

• Capacity: 28.27 MW
• Storage: 120 MWh
• Containers: 40
• Planned start-up: February 2027

Strategy

Michał Orłowski, Tauron's deputy chief executive for asset management and development, said storage is a key technology for the energy transition because it helps balance the system and reduces the need to curtail renewable sources. He said the group has already passed 600 MW of storage with a final investment decision, with facilities to be commissioned between 2026 and 2029, and that it develops most of its storage portfolio from its own resources while staying open to buying well-prepared projects.