More than 50 million euros from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPOO) will be distributed by the Ministry of Economy for the construction of facilities for storing self-produced electricity from solar power plants. These funds are available to entrepreneurs through the public call ‘Facilities for Storing Self-Produced Electricity for the Purpose of Deferred Energy Delivery to the Grid’, published on Friday, October 3.
The call is open to all categories of entrepreneurs planning to establish energy storage systems connected to existing or new photovoltaic power plants, regardless of whether the energy is intended for personal use or for sale. The secured funds are exclusively intended for batteries and cannot be used to finance the construction of new energy production facilities. The reserved 50 million euros will be allocated through grants of varying amounts, with the minimum grant being 60 thousand euros and the maximum 1.5 million euros. Project applications for this call will start being accepted on October 15 of this year and can be submitted until January 31, 2026.
In summer, the most energy is produced from solar, but also consumed
The goal of the call is to ensure the acceptance of an increasing amount of energy from renewable sources. The instability of renewable energy sources and their dependence on weather conditions make them suitable for the application of larger battery solutions at the facilities themselves. For example, batteries effectively allow for the storage of excess energy produced during sunny periods and its use when production drops, such as at night or on cloudy days, thereby ensuring stability in energy delivery and indirectly reducing the load on the electricity grid. This fundamental advantage of battery solutions for solar is not fully applicable in summer when they produce the most energy, as summer energy demand is highest across Europe due to increased consumption caused by tourism and heightened cooling needs in living and working spaces.
