DTEK's DRI completes acquisition of 133MW Trzebinia battery storage project in Poland

DRI, the EU renewables arm of DTEK, on Wednesday reached an important milestone in its 133 MW battery storage project in Trzebinia, Poland, by acquiring 100% of the shares from Columbus Energy.

DRI announced in March this year that it had acquired the rights to build the country’s first and largest battery storage project, based in southern Poland. Today’s acquisition shows the company is making good progress, staying on track to break ground later this year. Commercial operation is expected to start in January 2027.

The battery energy storage project is part of DRI’s aims to build up to 1GW of renewable energy and storage capacity in the country by 2030. Through its Trzebinia project, DRI will support Poland’s grid stability and support wider renewable energy development in the country. Alongside this battery storage project in Poland, a further six solar and onshore wind projects are in various stages of development across Italy, Romania, and Croatia.

Read more on the DRI website.

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DTEK Group is the largest private investor in the energy sector of Ukraine. The Group employs 55,000 people.

DTEK Group's companies are engaged in coal and natural gas mining, electricity production at wind, solar and thermal power plants, trade energy resources in the Ukrainian and international markets, distribute and supply electricity to consumers, provide energy-efficient services to customers, and develop a network of high-speed charging stations. In accordance with the Strategy 2030, DTEK strives to transform into a more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and technological business, guided by ESG principles. DTEK is a member of the World Economic Forum's Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI). Our goal is to achieve carbon neutrality.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, DTEK Group has restored power supply to more than 11 million consumers in the regions affected by the hostilities. DTEK Group is 100% owned by SCM Limited. The ultimate beneficiary is Rinat Akhmetov.