July 2, 2026
A render of the BESS project. Image: GES.
Tank storage company Vopak has marked its energy into the BESS sector with a final investment decision (FID) for a 200MW/800MWh BESS in the Netherlands, which recently entered into a first-of-its-kind agreement with TSO TenneT.
The company has completed a previously announced acquisition of developer Green Energy Storage (GES) and taken FID on its flagship 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Oosterhout, in the Brabant region of northern Netherlands. Vopak’s investments into GES and the project total €230 million (US$262 million).
The Oosterhout project will be among the largest in the Netherlands when it goes into operations in H1 2028. Utility Greenchoice will be offtaker for 50% of the capacity under an 8-year toll.
