In line with the ORLEN Group’s strategy and ambitions to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, we invest in low- and zero-carbon, stable and innovative power generation capacities.
ORLEN Synthos Green Energy is a company tasked with preparing and commercialising micro modular reactor (MMR) and small modular reactor (SMR) technologies in Poland, which are among the most efficient, affordable and safe energy generation technologies. The project is an important contribution to ORLEN’s energy diversification efforts that will help enhance energy security and independence for Poland and the wider region.
SMRs are a technology solution that would open up an array of potential synergies for ORLEN. Given the directions of its business growth and investment strategy so far, focused, among other things, on fast-paced expansion of the offshore wind power and solar PV business, SMRs could be a carbon-free alternative to the ORLEN Group’s existing power generation assets.
At least two reactors in the ORLEN Group by 2035
The revised articles of association and shareholder agreement of OSGE equalise the rights of both shareholders and formally designate Włocławek as the priority location for the construction of Poland’s first BWRX-300 reactor.
BWRX-300 technology features in ORLEN’s corporate strategy The Energy of Tomorrow Starts Today. According to the roadmap, the Group aims to commission at least two SMR units with a capacity of 0.6 GW by 2035.
Safe technology
The BWRX-300 reactor, developed by U.S.-based GE Vernova, is the most advanced SMR design currently available worldwide. Access to this technology places OSGE – and by extension, ORLEN – at the forefront of the global deployment of small modular reactors.
Generation costs per 1 MWh
The estimated generation costs per MWh of electricity will ultimately be about 30% lower compared with gas-fired generating sources. A single modular reactor of about 300 MWe can reduce emissions by some 0.3 to 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, depending on the type of fuel being replaced (hard coal, lignite, etc.).
