About Bijen Jalili
Bijen Jalili (full name Atilla Bijen Jalili) is General Manager and one of four statutory managing directors (ügyvezető) of SolServices Kft., a solar developer and independent power producer based in Budapest. SolServices operates utility-scale solar parks in Hungary and is adding battery storage.
- Name
- Bijen Jalili (Atilla Bijen Jalili)
- Role
- General Manager, SolServices
- Legal role
- Managing Director (ügyvezető), SolServices Kft., since 2020
- Based in
- Budapest, Hungary
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Current role
Bijen Jalili is General Manager of SolServices and one of the four statutory managing directors (ügyvezető) of SolServices Kft. (company registration number 01-09-354638).
SolServices is a Budapest-based solar developer and independent power producer. Its largest plant, Lumen Park Szolnok, has 138 MWp of modules. UniCredit calls its financing the largest corporate green loan agreement of 2022 in Hungary, and the deal won a Transaction of the Year award. In September 2026 the company signed a 150 MW / 300 MWh battery storage project with Huawei, due to be fully operational in the first quarter of 2027.
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Career
2013 to 2017
Business development, Polat Enerji
Started in renewable energy in business development at Polat Enerji.
2017
Joins the SolServices group
Moved to the SolServices group in Hungary as investment coordinator.
January 2020
Managing director (ügyvezető), SolServices Kft.
Became one of the company's statutory managing directors on 30 January 2020.
2021 to today
General Manager, SolServices
General Manager of SolServices since 2021.
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What the business covers
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Solar development
Utility-scale solar parks taken from land and permits through grid connection to operation.
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Project finance
Bank debt for solar parks, sized against falling capture rates and negative prices.
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Power sales and markets
Selling solar output on HUPX and through contracts in a market with frequent negative prices.
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Battery storage
Storage added to existing solar parks, starting with a 150 MW / 300 MWh project signed in 2026.
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Asset management
Availability, curtailment, scheduling and reporting across an operating solar portfolio.
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Nature-friendly solar
Grassland and biodiversity management on solar sites, as practised at Lumen Park Szolnok.
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How his name is written
His full name is Atilla Bijen Jalili, and he goes by Bijen. Hungarian documents, including the company register, put the family name first: Jalili Atilla Bijen.
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Elsewhere
He publishes data-led solar and wind research, with methods and datasets, at atillabijenjalili.com. Professional updates are on LinkedIn.
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Questions people ask
Who is Bijen Jalili?
- Bijen Jalili is the General Manager of SolServices Kft., a solar developer and independent power producer based in Budapest, Hungary. He has been one of the company's statutory managing directors since January 2020 and has worked in renewable energy since 2013.
What is SolServices?
- SolServices Kft. is a Hungarian solar developer and independent power producer (IPP). It operates the Lumen Park solar plants in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, including the 138 MWp Lumen Park Szolnok, and in 2026 signed a 150 MW / 300 MWh battery storage project with Huawei.
Is Atilla Bijen Jalili the same person as Bijen Jalili?
- Yes. Atilla Bijen Jalili is his full name and Bijen is the name he goes by. In Hungarian name order, as in the company register, it is written Jalili Atilla Bijen.
What does a solar IPP do?
- An independent power producer (IPP) owns and operates power plants and sells the electricity, rather than distributing it to homes. A solar IPP develops or buys solar parks, finances them, runs them and sells their output on the power exchange or through long-term contracts.
Where does Bijen Jalili publish his research?
- Business articles are on this site. Data-led energy research on solar and wind is published separately at atillabijenjalili.com.
How can I contact Bijen Jalili?
- By email at contact@bijenjalili.com, or through LinkedIn. The contact page lists which channel suits partnership, speaking and media requests.
Want totalk?
Working on solar or storage in Hungary? For partnerships, conference panels, interviews and media requests, the contact page has the right channel.