Recent years have been a period of dynamic energy transition in Poland, with changing prices having a huge impact on local government budgets. The answer to this challenge is the increasing need for cheap and green energy. This is not only a step towards sustainable development, but also an opportunity to save money and strengthen local budgets. Local governments today have a unique opportunity to not only lower their energy costs with modern tools, but also to make a real contribution to the energy transition and strengthen the energy security of their communities.
An example is the City of Lodz, which, in cooperation with the RE-Source Poland Hub Foundation, is the first in Poland to prepare the introduction of a modern model for purchasing green energy – the corporate PPA (cPPA). This pioneering venture demonstrates that the public sector can effectively benefit from innovative solutions that stabilize costs, support the development of renewable energy sources, and pave the way for more local governments to actively participate in the green transition.
Our analyses indicate that while cPPA contracts are possible in the current legal state, practice shows numerous barriers to their use. Therefore, legislative changes are needed – from clarifying the rules for estimating contract value, to simplifying the needs analysis, to allowing more flexible forms of contracts. Only then will the potential of cPPAs be fully realized by the public sector.
The goal of the RE-Source Poland Hub Foundation’s initiative is to remove identified barriers for public entities wishing to award contracts vs. the cPPA model. The conference will provide an opportunity to present proposed changes to the regulations and discuss the practical opportunities that cPPAs offer to local governments. The planned panel discussion will become a space to talk about how local government units can become leaders of Poland’s green future.
When: September 18, 2025, at: 2 pm
Where: Exchange Center – Forum Conference Room, 4 Książęca St.