The 5 MWh battery storage facility is a step forward for Cyprus as the island grapples with record solar curtailment and a slow-moving energy-storage market.
From ESS News
Cyprus has taken its first step into commercial battery energy storage, with a 5 MWh system connected to the island’s electricity grid and entering commercial operation in July.
The project, developed by electricity supplier Petrolina Electric, marks the first participation of a utility battery system in Cyprus’s electricity market and could provide a practical blueprint for the wider deployment of storage on the island.
Known as the ‘Pavlina Memorial Energy Park’, the hybrid facility combines 1.8 MW of photovoltaic generation with a 5 MWh battery. The battery is installed behind the meter, allowing electricity generated by the solar plant to be stored and subsequently used when it is most valuable.
