On 17 April, France's Engie Group launched the BESS Coya Porject in María Elena, Antofagasta Region, Chile, which is currently the largest energy storage system in Latin America.
The Maldivian government has signed a landmark agreement to deploy 38 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery energy storage systems (BESS) alongside energy management systems (EMS) across 18 residential islands, as part of its transition to renewable energy.
Arevon Energy 's Eland Solar-plus-Storage Project combines 758 megawatts (MWdc) of solar with 300 MW/1,200 megawatt hours of battery storage. Eland 1 reached commercial operation in December 2024, and Eland 2 recently commenced full operation.
Located in Burundi's political capital, the Gitega Huawei project aims to stabilize the national grid through a 25 MW/50 MWh lithium-ion battery system. Let's unpack its three operational.
The Edwards & Sanborn solar-plus-storage project in California is now fully online, with 875MWdc of solar PV and 3,287MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, the world's largest.