How is the role of your company in the Polish PV economy described best?
Growatt is a new energy enterprise dedicated to research, development and manufacturing of photovoltaic components. Our products range from inverters, power storage systems and charging stations for electric vehicles as well as smart energy management solutions.
When did you enter the Polish market?
We entered the Polish market in 2014 and since Growatt has been deeply involved in the Polish photovoltaic and energy storage economy for several years. We have been winning the "Top Brand PV Poland award" for many consecutive years. The company established an own branch in Katowice to provide products and timely technical support for local customers and installers.
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How is Growatt perceived in the Polish market?
According to the latest report from global research firm S&P Global, Growatt was the world's second-largest residential inverter supplier and the fifth-largest PV inverter supplier in 2023. This gives us a good reputation that our regional customers are happy to take advantage of.
What services and products do you offer?
We offer our entire product range on the Polish market. As for residential storage solution we have also battery ready inverters and UPS hybrid storage inverters, pure off-grid inverter, and all-in-one solution for single phase and three-phase systems. We also offer our portable power stations on the Polish market, which are designed for outdoor and camping. The capacities range from 550 to 3600 Watt-hours. For corporate and industry projects, we have WIT 50-100K-HU and WIT 29.9-50K-XHU with commercial battery system. They all support the parallel connection for on and off-grid connection.
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Do you offer solutions for the changed feed-in regulation for residential photovoltaics in Poland?
Of particular interest to the Polish market is our freely available software tool. It enables energy management to work with dynamic electricity tariffs. This means that new photovoltaic systems are ideally prepared for the new legal requirements in the Polish energy market. The system supports day ahead electricity prices acquisition automatically and meets the electricity purchase and sale rate setting requirements of different power grid companies. Power generation and load consumption forecasts can be achieved by combining meteorological information and the user’s individual electricity consumption habits. The system is also able to adapt to negative electricity price scenarios.
How do you focus on the conditions of a national market?
As an international company our products have been installed in more than 180 countries. To provide fast product delivery, efficient customer service and technical support, Growatt has established an extensive network. We operate 42 offices and warehouses worldwide. One of our branches in Poland.
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So you believe in the Polish PV market?
The polish photovoltaic-market is growing at incredible speed and has the potential to become one of the fastest growing markets with excellent prospects especially in perspective of the still large CO2-based power production in the country.
What developments in the Polish PV industry do you expect in the next 4 to 12 months.
We have noticed that Poland has introduced a new round of incentive measures for new energies, especially for industrial and commercial storage. Demand for components in this area is likely to increase in the coming months. Our Smart Scheduling Mode fits well with the politically initiated adjustment to dynamic electricity prices. With the announced expansion of the electricity grids, we see a growing market for large-scale photovoltaic power plants in Poland in the long term, with a corresponding increase in demand for products. Good prospects in a sustainably booming market.
Interview by Manfred Gorgus
