Uniper and Respect Energy have signed six-year Power Purchase Agreements covering 219 MWp of solar capacity across four photovoltaic projects in Poland. The deal, announced this week, also includes Guarantees of Origin for electricity generated by the sites—Pakosć, Kłodawa, Domanowo, and Krotoszyce—with energy delivery expected to begin in 2028.
Uniper and Respect Energy finalize six-year solar PPAs in Poland
The four projects at the center of this deal—Pakosć, Kłodawa, Domanowo, and Krotoszyce—aren’t separate bilateral arrangements. They’re one contracted package, adding up to 219 MWp of new solar capacity. The agreements cover both the electricity itself and Guarantees of Origin certificates, so buyers can verify the renewable source of every megawatt-hour they receive.
Energy delivery from the four sites is expected to start in 2028, reflecting where the assets currently stand—still moving through construction and commissioning before they can feed power into the grid.
The PPAs run for six years. Long enough to give both sides a real planning horizon, but not so long that they’re locked into arrangements stretching well beyond what markets can reasonably forecast.
Why the agreement was reached: Investment certainty and market positioning
For Uniper, the core benefit is pretty straightforward. A signed PPA cuts revenue uncertainty before a project is even built. When developers know what price they’ll get for their output over a multi-year window, the financial case for moving forward gets considerably stronger—that’s the logic driving PPA adoption across Europe. These contracts de-risk deployment for asset owners while giving buyers a predictable cost for green electricity.
Respect Energy’s motivation sits on the other side of that equation. The company needs a reliable supply of clean power to serve its growing base of B2B and B2C customers across Central and Eastern Europe, and locking in volume from four Polish solar sites strengthens that supply portfolio considerably.
The deal also fits into a wider pattern for Uniper. In December 2026, the company made an investment decision to develop five additional solar projects in Poland and the United Kingdom, totaling around 288 MWp. This week’s Polish PPAs are part of that same push to expand Uniper’s renewables footprint across Europe.
Expected effects on Poland’s energy system and both companies
Poland still relies heavily on coal for electricity generation, which means new utility-scale solar capacity carries real decarbonization significance. The four projects are explicitly intended to help reduce the carbon intensity of the national energy system — a goal that aligns with Poland’s obligations under EU climate policy.
For Respect Energy’s customers, the practical effect is access to competitively priced clean power backed by verified certificates. That matters increasingly to industrial and commercial buyers who face their own sustainability reporting requirements and procurement targets.
Uniper has been shifting its portfolio toward renewables, hydrogen, and low-carbon energy carriers. Each signed PPA is a concrete step in that direction rather than an aspirational target. Respect Energy, meanwhile, consolidates its standing as one of the more active clean electricity traders in the CEE region—managing PPAs for over 2,000 renewable energy producers requires a steady pipeline of new supply agreements, and adding 219 MWp from a counterparty the size of Uniper is a meaningful addition.
Background: The two companies and Poland’s renewable energy landscape
Uniper is headquartered in Düsseldorf and employs around 7,000 people. Its 18.5 GW of power-generating capacity makes it a significant player in European electricity markets, with core operations in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Beyond generation, it’s one of Northwestern Europe’s largest LNG importers and Germany’s biggest operator of both gas storage facilities and hydropower plants. Renewables and hydrogen represent the forward-looking portion of that mix.
Respect Energy describes itself as a next-generation energy transition company focused on Central and Eastern Europe. What began as an energy trading operation grew into one of the region’s larger participants in the green power purchase market. The company now develops its own solar and wind projects, operates battery energy storage systems, and offers BESS management services that include flexibility and aggregation. Its customer base spans businesses and households alike.
Poland’s position in Europe’s energy transition remains complicated. The country has historically been one of the continent’s most coal-dependent economies, but renewable capacity—solar especially—has been expanding fast in recent years. PPAs have become a key financing mechanism for that growth, letting developers move forward without waiting for subsidy programs or merchant market conditions to align.
Aiming for growth in renewable energy
The Uniper–Respect Energy deal covers 219 MWp of solar capacity spread across Pakosć, Kłodawa, Domanowo, and Krotoszyce. The agreements run for six years and bundle Guarantees of Origin alongside the electricity supply contracts, with delivery expected to start in 2028.
Uniper gets the revenue certainty needed to push the projects forward. Respect Energy secures a substantial block of verified green electricity for its CEE customer base. Both companies describe the deal as part of broader strategies to grow in renewable energy markets — and it sits within a larger wave of PPA activity across Europe, where long-term contracts between generators and buyers have become one of the primary tools for financing new clean energy capacity without leaning solely on government support schemes.
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