R.Power Sells Polish Solar, Storage Stakes to Eiffel

• R.Power sells minority stakes in 56 MWp solar and 51 MW storage to Eiffel, fueling Poland’s clean-energy shift and capital recycling as investors chase stable, grid-balancing returns.

Polish renewable developer R.Power sold minority stakes in a portfolio comprising 56 MWp of solar PV and 51 MW of battery storage to Eiffel Investment Group, a Paris-based clean-energy investor. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. The deal broadens Eiffel’s exposure to Poland as investors seek stable returns from renewables and storage.

R.Power said the sale aligns with its capital-recycling strategy to speed development of additional solar and storage projects in Poland, a growing distributed-generation market. The company will use proceeds to advance its pipeline amid rising demand for grid-balancing capacity as Poland moves to curb coal dependence and stabilize energy prices.

How does R.Power’s stake sale to Eiffel accelerate Poland’s solar and storage expansion?

• Unlocks development capital: Proceeds are redeployed into shovel-ready PV and BESS projects, shortening time-to-build across R.Power’s pipeline.
  
• Lowers cost of capital: Eiffel’s institutional money and due diligence improve bankability, reduce WACC, and expand access to project finance and PPAs.
  
• Risk-sharing enables scale: Minority co-investment spreads merchant and construction risk, allowing larger, faster rollout of multi-site portfolios.
  
• Speeds storage deployment: Fresh funding prioritizes BESS—critical for peak shaving, congestion relief, and renewables integration—accelerating grid-balancing capacity.
  
• Signals market confidence: A reputable EU investor validates Polish assets, crowding in additional lenders and co-investors for follow-on phases.
  
• Enhances execution capacity: Capital recycling lets R.Power lock in EPC slots, secure components at volume discounts, and streamline procurement and commissioning.
  
• Supports portfolio optimization: Mixed PV–storage ownership enables revenue stacking (arbitrage, ancillary services, capacity support) and improves project resilience to price swings.
  
• Improves PPA attractiveness: Stronger balance sheet and investor backing help secure longer tenors and better terms from corporate offtakers.
  
• Boosts pipeline optionality: With fresh liquidity, R.Power can accelerate permitting, grid-connection applications, and interconnection upgrades across more sites simultaneously.
  
• Transfers expertise: Eiffel’s cross-border experience brings structuring, risk management, and performance analytics that lift asset yields and operational uptime.
  
• Catalyzes secondary market activity: A successful stake sale sets valuation benchmarks, easing future exits and recycling, which fuels a faster build-sell-build cycle.
• Aligns with policy tailwinds: Faster PV–BESS buildout supports coal-to-clean transition goals, moderates price volatility, and strengthens system reliability in Poland.