While 12 projects won awards in the first tranche of the recent grid-scale energy storage auctions in Greece, what of the 500 that didn''t?
Announcement of Preferred Bidders for the 7th Bid Window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) and the 2nd Bid Window of the Battery Energy Storage
Successful developers will get 20-year supply contracts with the government for projects in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, with commercial operation dates in 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
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 is preparing to hold a competitive auction for 750 MVA of battery energy storage capacity before January 2026. This initiative is part of a €400 million investment
Read about how experts at consultancy firm Clean Horizon view the inclusion of energy storage and the design of the tender as an "interesting first step" in creating a business
Discover the true cost of commercial battery energy storage systems (ESS) in 2025. GSL Energy breaks down average prices, key cost factors, and why now is the best time
This round sets a maximum bid price of EUR 145,000 per MWh and is open to standalone battery proposals with four-hour storage durations. Targeted areas for the systems include Western Macedonia, a region
Lessons Learned from Emerging Economies The Supercharging Battery Storage Initiative would like to thank all authors and organizations for their submissions to support this publication. This
Projects which are the subject of auction bids would be permitted to emit a maximum of 550g of CO 2 per kilowatt-hour provided to the grid. With the capacity mechanism consultation period to close on Jan. 29,
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Across sectors, commercial and industrial facilities are benefiting from the implementation of renewable energy generation, storage, and energy eficiency projects. Despite the potential for
Iberdrola – already present in Portugal through its energy distribution business and the 1.158GW Támega hydro project – was the main but not the only winner of the second auction category
After years of regulatory proceedings and planning, and following the New York Public Service Commission''s June 2024 Order Establishing Updated Energy Storage Goal and Deployment Policy, New York
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
Search all the latest and upcoming battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, bids, RFPs, ICBs, tenders, government contracts, and awards in Portugal with our comprehensive online
Rendering of a project to put a 100MW hydrogen electrolyser facility at the site of a gas power plant in Lingen, Germany. Image: RWE The German government has opened a
Following similar pieces in 2022/23, we look at the biggest energy storage projects, lithium and non-lithium, that we''ve reported on in 2024.
New Delhi | 08 May 2024 — In a significant step forward for India''s energy transition, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has granted regulatory approval of India''s first
Hanwha Q CELLS, a renowned total energy solutions provider in solar, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail, has secured the rights to connect 315 MW of new solar and storage capacity in Portugal''s second solar
November Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) tender (CT3026/24) for the Design and Build of two utility scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the A-Station tunnel in
The global energy storage market is poised to hit new heights yet again in 2025. Despite policy changes and uncertainty in the world''s two largest markets, the US and China, the sector continues to grow as developers
In Europe Energy Storage Market, Over the next decade, the top 10 countries in Europe will add 73 GWh of energy storage, amounting to 90% of new deployments.
Energy storage trends - Spotlight on PortugalOn 10 July 2020, the Portuguese Government approved the National Energy and Climate Plan through Council Ministers
Italy released the results of its 2026 CM auction in January 2025, awarding 42.8GW of derated capacity. The country is one of the most exciting for energy storage investment in Europe, with a unique auction
The global energy storage market is poised to hit new heights yet again in 2025. Despite policy changes and uncertainty in the world''s two largest markets, the US and China,
18 NOVEMBER 2024 The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Hon. Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, is pleased to announce the successful signing of Projects Agreements and Commercial Close of
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 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
Galp has entered into a partnership with North American company Powin to install an energy storage system, using large-scale batteries, in one of its photovoltaic plants, in Alcoutim, in the
When to Use this Guide This guide is intended for anyone investigating the addition of energy storage to a single or multiple commercial buildings. This could include building energy
It added that taxpayers will save €559 million over the next 15 years as a result of the auctions. Read about how experts at consultancy firm Clean Horizon view the inclusion of energy storage and the design of the tender as an “interesting first step” in creating a business case for battery storage in Portugal.
Portugal news » Energy storage competition will support 41 projects The tender, launched in the summer of 2024 to promote renewable energy storage and reduce reliance on fossil fuel sources, has just announced its final results, stated the Ministry of Environment and Energy in a communiqué.
Portugal’s government has announced the outcome of an energy storage tender that will see the installation of 500 MW of energy storage capacity to support the country’s energy transition. Energy storage battery. Photo by Anna Vasileva
It also comes in around 25% lower than the lowest bid in Portugal’s first PV tender last year, which was €14.76/MWh and at the time itself a record. Held on 24 and 25 August, the latest auction was for lots in Portugal’s southern regions of Alentejo and Algarve. Originally due to take place in spring, it was delayed due COVID-19.
The lowest bid falls below the previous solar industry record tariff of US$0.0135/kWh set by the Al Dhafra project in Abu Dhabi in April. It also comes in around 25% lower than the lowest bid in Portugal’s first PV tender last year, which was €14.76/MWh and at the time itself a record.
Greenvolt and Galp have both deployed 5MW BESS projects in Portugal in the past. In eastern Europe, Moldova is in the process of completing a bidding process for the procurement of a 75MW BESS and 22MW internal combustion engine (ICE) project, called the Moldova Energy Security Project (MESA).
