An auction for 700MW of grid energy capacity in Portugal is being configured to allow bids from solar and also solar-plus-storage projects to participate on a competitive basis, with
Located in the region of Algarve, the solar-plus-storage facility is expected to commence operations in 2024. Under the terms of the auction, Enel secured the connection rights to the Portuguese grid under a 15-year contract
Energy storage included in majority of winning bids in Portugal''''s Portugal''''s second solar auction has closed with record-breaking low prices of €11.14/MWh (US$13.12), or US$0.0131/kWh, the
Belgium''s proactive approach in facilitating grid-scale energy storage, including awarding capacity market contracts to BESS projects, contrasts with the challenges observed
Investment in grid infrastructure, in particular battery storage, will help to address grid capacity and reliability concerns, in the absence of new network connections.
Is Portugal''s solar auction a new era of battery storage? Portugal''s recent PV auction marks a new era of battery storagefor the country,says UK consultancy Everoze. It notes that the
An auction for 700MW of grid energy capacity in Portugal is being configured to allow bids from solar and also solar-plus-storage projects to participate on a competitive basis, with guaranteed payments for energy
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The successful projects will together add at least 500 MW of energy storage to the public electricity grid. The call for proposals, which is part of the country''s Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), was launched last summer.
Portugal plans to hold an energy storage auction before January 2026 as part of a €400 million ($462.2 million) initiative to enhance grid resilience following an April blackout.
Portugal''s record-breaking solar auction "exceeded expectations", a top government official has told our sister site PV Tech, confirming that Spanish company Enerland was the company with the lowest
The renewable energy sector in Portugal remains robust and continues to grow, particularly in solar PV and emerging sectors such as green hydrogen. However, challenges related to grid access and project permitting
The Philippine government has officially launched the fourth round of its Green Energy Auction (GEA-4), announced today by the Department of Energy (DOE). This auction introduces a groundbreaking feature: the
Solar energy plays a significant role in the federal government''s strategy for renewable and efficient energy. Because solar systems produce energy on site, they involve unique issues
The Portuguese government has revealed preliminary results from the nation''s second solar auction. It allocated 670 MW of solar capacity, instead of 700 MW, as initially planned, with the
Portugal will launch a competitive tender for 750 MVA of battery energy storage before January 2026, as part of a broader €400 million package aimed at improving grid
Portugal''s record-breaking solar auction "exceeded expectations", a top government official has told our sister site PV Tech, confirming that Spanish company
Given Portugal''s current renewables installation rate and its energy transition plans, it has the greatest potential to become one of Europe''s new battery-storage markets for grid services.
The energy storage appears to be more attractive in Portugal than in Spain since the storage bids are granted a capacity payment in exchange for hedging the Portuguese electricity system
Located in the region of Algarve, the solar-plus-storage facility is expected to commence operations in 2024. Under the terms of the auction, Enel secured the connection
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Spain and Portugal both experienced widespread power outages on Monday (28 April) that brought daily life and critical industries to a standstill Cities such as Madrid,
A total of 43 projects were selected from 79 applications in Portugal’s 2025 energy storage procurement. This included six projects from Spain’s Iberdrola, which secured nearly EUR 20 million in public funding.
The biggest grant was awarded to Solara4Phase4 to the tune of EUR 16.4 million. A total of 43 projects were selected from 79 applications in Portugal’s 2025 energy storage procurement. This included six projects from Spain’s Iberdrola, which secured nearly EUR 20 million in public funding.
Secretary of state for energy João Galamba said that grid access is a scarce resource in Portugal in an interview with PV Tech. Image: Portuguese government.
The biggest grant was awarded to Solara4Phase4 to the tune of EUR 16.4 million. The second biggest went into the hands of another PV developer, Revendesol, amounting to EUR 14.75 million. The list of awarded projects includes six developments from Spanish utility Iberdrola, totaling almost EUR 20 million.
