“With Ceprano, we are realising our first large-scale battery storage project in Italy and adding an important element of flexibility to our existing solar portfolio,” said Encavis CEO Mario Schirru.
The company currently has a solar portfolio of around 420MW in Italy. Its chief of staff, Jan-Philip Kock, spoke to our sister site, PV Tech, earlier this year about why Italy is the most attractive market for standalone solar in Europe, at a time when many mature markets are requiring more standalone or co-located energy storage capacity.
“Going forward, storage will play a central role in efficiently integrating renewable energy into the energy system and in unlocking additional value-creation potential,” Schirru added.
In October last year, the Italian transmission system operator Terna concluded its first Meccanismo di Approvvigionamento di Capacità di Stoccaggio Elettrico (MACSE) auction for energy storage capacity. It procured 10GWh of capacity at what were dubbed “exceptionally competitive prices”, and all of the capacity was contracted in the south of the country.
Sunotec commissions 150MW/379MWh Bulgarian BESS
