In 2025, LG New Energy and Polish state-owned energy giant PGE Group officially signed a supply agreement for a 981MWh grid level energy storage system. This important cooperation marks a new stage of development for the European energy storage market and is also LG's first major landing project in implementing the "Made in Europe" strategy.

According to the agreement, the project will be built in the Ż arnowiec region of Poland and is expected to achieve commercial operation by 2027. The project adopts high-capacity LFP long battery cells produced by LG's local factory in Poland, equipped with advanced liquid cooling and heat dissipation systems, and adopts standardized container design to ensure the stability and rapid deployment capability of the system under high load operating conditions. It is worth mentioning that LG will not only provide battery equipment in this cooperation, but also be responsible for the full process services from project design, equipment procurement to construction, truly achieving a "turnkey" project.

This cooperation has profound significance for the Polish energy system. As the largest state-owned energy enterprise in Poland, PGE's involvement in large-scale energy storage will effectively enhance the peak shaving capacity of the Polish power grid and promote the large-scale consumption of renewable energy. At present, the Polish government is launching an energy storage investment support program with a total budget of 4 billion zlotys (approximately 1 billion US dollars) through the National Environmental Protection and Water Resources Management Fund, aiming to add at least 2500MW of energy storage capacity. At the same time, PGE Group also plans to invest approximately 18 billion zlotys (about 4.7 billion US dollars) to achieve a capacity expansion of 10 GWh through the construction of new energy storage facilities.

The implementation of the 981MWh project not only sets a new record for LG's energy storage orders in the European market, but also provides an important model for localized energy storage manufacturing in Europe. As European countries accelerate their energy transition, this collaborative model that combines local manufacturing with complete solutions will demonstrate stronger competitiveness in future public procurement and energy infrastructure construction, laying a solid foundation for Europe to establish a safer and more reliable energy supply chain system. Editor/Yang Beihua