Argentina has awarded 20 battery energy storage system (BESS) projects to five developers under the AlmaSADI tender, with an estimated investment of $700 million to strengthen the national grid outside the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
From ESS News
Argentina’s Energy Secretariat has formally awarded the AlmaSADI battery energy storage tender, selecting 20 projects totaling 700.5 MW across critical nodes of the Argentine Interconnection System (SADI). The awards were confirmed through Resolution 155/2026, concluding the tender launched in March to add battery storage outside the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
The 700.5 MW of awarded capacity is spread across 20 projects developed by five companies. Genneia secured seven projects, DQD Energy eight, 360 Energy Solar three, Aluar one and Intermepro one. According to the government, the first phase represents an estimated investment of $700 million.
The projects are distributed across seven regions: Buenos Aires province (185 MW), Northwest Argentina (150 MW), Chaco-Formosa in the Northeast (161.5 MW), Misiones-Corrientes in the Northeast (50 MW), Entre Ríos (50 MW), Santa Fe (36 MW) and the Pampa region (68 MW).
