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The Portuguese Ministry of Energy has allocated €99.75 million ($107.6 million) for grid flexibility and energy storage projects which should be installed by the end of 2025.
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The Portuguese Ministry of Energy has allocated €99.75 million ($107.6 million) for grid flexibility and energy storage projects which should be installed by the end of 2025. From ESS News Portugal is seeking to promote flexibility and balance its power system with energy storage as it continues to break records for solar energy production.
From ESS News Portugal is seeking to promote flexibility and balance its power system with energy storage as it continues to break records for solar energy production. To this end, the country’s Ministry of Energy announced on Wednesday that it has allocated €99.75 million ($107.6 million) in a bid to support 500 MW of energy storage projects.
Image: Wikicommons. Portugal is looking to support at least 500MW of energy storage capacity by the end of 2025 via grant support. The country’s Ministry of Environment and Energy has launched a competition for €99.75 million (US$107 million) for grid-scale energy storage projects at the transmission and distributed-scale.
This initiative aims to enhance the flexibility and stability of Portugal's power supply system amid its record-breaking solar electricity production. On July 31, the ministry announced the allocation of €99.75 million through a call for tenders to install energy storage projects totaling 500 MW.
Power generation capacity is around 22GW. Minister of Environment and Energy Maria da Graça Carvalho said: “This is a significant step towards Portugal’s energy independence and towards building a greener and more sustainable energy future.
The efforts require the development and implementation of an appropriate legal, policy and funding framework, and for oversight by the Commission for Climate Action. The IEA notes Portugal’s potential in developing commercial opportunities in the energy storage value chain.
