PGE Peaking Gas Units — Rybnik and Dolna Odra/Gryfino (~1.2 GW)
PGE has commissioned the consortium of Polimex Mostostal (consortium leader) and Siemens Energy to build two peaking gas-fired power plants: in Rybnik (Śląskie Voivodeship) and in Gryfino/Nowe Czarnowo at the Dolna Odra Power Plant (Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship). Each unit has a capacity of approx. 600 MW (nearly 1.2 GW in total) and will be built using open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT) technology — as so-called peakers, started up quickly during peak demand and to balance renewable energy sources. The combined value of both contracts, including servicing, is approx. PLN 6 billion. In December 2025, both units secured 15-year contracts in the capacity market auction for the years 2030–2044, and the construction order was announced in March 2026. These are units separate from the combined-cycle gas units (CCGT) already operating on the same sites — Nowy Rybnik 882 MW and Dolna Odra 2x approx. 700 MW.
Timeline
- Announced Dec 2025
- Original date 2030
- Current date 2030
Change history
- Mar 2026 stage: tender
- Dec 2025 stage: announced
Significance
The peaking OCGT units are to supply flexible, quickly dispatchable power supporting the National Power System during periods of increased demand and balancing the growing share of non-controllable renewable sources. The investment fits into the move away from coal — it is to replace part of the worn-out coal capacity — and secures energy supplies during the transition period, complementing the combined-cycle gas units already operating on both sites.
Sources 6
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- WNP.pl Mar 2026StatusStageCostInvestor
- Rzeczpospolita (energia.rp.pl) Mar 2026Cost
- Energetyka24 Mar 2026CostInvestorOriginal dateCurrent date
cost.basis „Wartość obu inwestycji, łącznie z 12-letnim serwisem, to około 6 mld zł."
Original date „Inwestycje mają zostać ukończone do 2030 r."
summary.pl (konsorcjum wykonawcze) „Polimex Mostostal S.A., jako lider konsorcjum, i Siemens Energy sp. z o.o."
- Bankier.pl Mar 2026Cost
summary.pl (moc ~1200 MW / ~600 MW na blok) „Mówimy o projektach o łącznej mocy blisko 1200 MW"
- 24Kurier.pl Mar 2026StatusStageStage historyCostInvestorAnnouncedOriginal date
Status „W grudniu 2025 r. oba zamawiane bloki uzyskały 15-letnie kontrakty w aukcji rynku mocy, kontraktując moc 1097,718 MW na 15 lat, na lata 2030-44."
Stage „Grupa PGE zamówiła w środę u konsorcjum Polimex Mostostal i Siemens Energy budowę szczytowych bloków"
Cost „Łączna wartość obu kontraktów, razem z serwisem, to ok. 6 mld zł."
locations[0].voivodeship „szczytowych bloków w Rybniku i Gryfinie (Dolna Odra) o mocy ok. 600 MW każdy"
summary.pl (technologia OCGT / peakery) „Oba bloki szczytowe, określane potocznie jako peakery, powstaną w technologii otwartego cyklu spalania (OCGT)."
- PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna Mar 2026InvestorStatus