Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Challenges to Deployment
Time: 14:35 - 15:15
Date: 23.09.25
Synopsis
With BESS going from strength to strength across Central Eastern Europe, with many projects reaching financial close, awarded subsidies, and beginning construction, what are the biggest challenges to deployment? Developers have suggested connection queues as the #1 biggest hindrance to the deployment of BESS, with reports of some projects taking up to 450 days to be granted access.
- How can grid connection queues be reduced?
- What regulatory challenges are developers seeing which may cause a hinderance when deploying BESS?
- What are the consequences of 12 month+ grid connection queues?
- How will Poland’s spatial development reform, coming into force in 2026, impact energy storage facility locations, and what are the implications of shifting from zoning decisions to local spatial development plans?
- What practical deployment challenges could arise from this regulatory change, in particular regarding timelines, local regulations for BESS, and differences between standalone BESS vs. co-located assets?
Moderator
Bart Dujczynski Founder & Managing Director - Proventus Renewables
Speaker
Anna Siwkowska Manager - Olesiński i Wspólnicy
Hassen Bali Co-Founder - ion Ventures
Alicja Kowalewska-Montfort Principal, Energy Storage - Gore Street Capital
Jaroslaw Smialek Head of Project Development - Elevion Group
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