First MACSE auction timelines & capacity targets are now confirmed. We set out the path into the auction for BESS investors.
In what is described as the largest energy storage procurement in China''s history, Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) is targeting an unprecedented cumulative storage capacity of 16 GWh. The bids
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Market Options Italy''s ambitious drive towards renewable energy integration, targeting 50 GW solar and 28.1 GW wind capacity by 2030, has created distinct pathways for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Factors such as government initiatives, declining battery prices, and increasing demand for off-grid and micro-grid systems are expected to drive the market growth. However,
The latest announcement is the second gigawatt-scale BESS supply deal in the Philippines within days. In what was touted as the largest BESS supply agreement in Southeast Asia to date, China''s Sungrow agreed to
Recurrent Energy has secured 6 MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity for its Montalto project in Italy''s Lazio region through the country''s Capacity Market
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While Northern Italy currently has the largest installed BESS capacity in the country, a build-out of RES in the South is increasing energy price volatility, creating a more compelling investment case for BESS in this region.
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Everyone was expecting 2025 to be the boom year, but 2026-2030 is the plan now with MACSE and the CM. The topology of Italy means there is a clear strategy," Izcue
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Italy: BESS wins nearly 600MW of contracts in 2027 capacity market BESS technology has won the bulk of new resource contracts in the capacity market (CM) auction for delivery in 2027 in
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The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA), through the Energy Commission (EC), has launched an open bidding program for the acquisition of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacity
⚡900 MW of new BESS in Italy⚡ The Italian Capacity Market tender for delivery in 2027 just finished and the results are staggering: 💰 The lowest clearing price to date €47k/MW 🔋
The new tender mechanism is likely to replace the Italian capacity market (the main support mechanism to date) as the primary source of BESS support Investment in merchant BESS capacity is set to be more
The latest announcement is the second gigawatt-scale BESS supply deal in the Philippines within days. In what was touted as the largest BESS supply agreement in
Tenaga Nasional Bhd will kick-start a 400 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project in this quarter, marking Malaysia''s first utility-scale battery storage project to address intermittency
The latest results follow in the footsteps of recent procurements which saw similarly low prices. In December, PowerChina''s 2025-2026 energy storage system procurement, which sought 16 GWh of BESS, saw bids
A render of Engie''s Kallo BESS in Belgium which won a contract. Image: Engie. Capacity market auctions have concluded in Italy and Belgium and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects won the lion''s
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EPC firm Power China''s recent 16GWh BESS supply tender has seen very low prices bid, amidst a squeeze of market share from state-owned firms.
The contract is worth €47,000 (US$49,000) per MW per year for both new and existing resources (foreign ones get a different price) and the bulk of capacity was in the North
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MACSE tender targets will adapt to the zonal need for storage, but market inefficiencies in predicting fundamental value drivers (e.g., RES buildout, lack of flexibility, interconnection constraints) will likely create
BESS dominates new capacity in latest Capacity Market auctions as the now confirmed MACSE shapes market dynamics, with CM marginal price equal to 47€/kW.
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Revenue Streams for BESS: The business case for BESS in Italy is underpinned by four main revenue streams: wholesale trading, the Ancillary Services Market (MSD), the Capacity Market (MC), and the new energy storage subsidy scheme (MACSE).
While Northern Italy currently has the largest installed BESS capacity in the country, a build-out of RES in the South is increasing energy price volatility, creating a more compelling investment case for BESS in this region.
MACSE tender targets will adapt to the zonal need for storage, but market inefficiencies in predicting fundamental value drivers (e.g., RES buildout, lack of flexibility, interconnection constraints) will likely create locational merchant upside for BESS investors.
Image: Enel. BESS technology has won the bulk of new resource contracts in the capacity market (CM) auction for delivery in 2027 in Italy. The auction took place last week (26/27 February) and awarded 38,057MW of obligations to existing resources and 594MW to new resources, alongside 4,365MW to resources located outside of Italy.
Terna has identified a target of 10 GWh of additional storage capacity for 2028 to be financed through MACSE. The maximum and minimum requirements for each of the 6 MACSE zones are summarised in Chart 1. Some important context on volume procurement:
