Hungary Pecs Energy Storage Battery Company Branch

Will Hungarian energy storage projects get subsidy support?

The Hungarian Ministry of Energy has announced that around 50 grid-scale energy storage projects with a cumulative capacity of 440 MW have received subsidy support through a tender launched in February this year.

How much does Hungarian government spend on energy storage projects?

The Hungarian government has allocated HUF 62 billion (EUR 158 million) for energy storage projects with an overall 440 MW in operating power. Hungarian authorities launched the tender for grid-scale batteries on January 15 and received offers until February 5. The winning bidders were selected a few days ago.

Where will Hungary's largest energy storage system be built?

With funds obtained through a previous program, transmission system operator MAVIR is already building the country's largest energy storage system – a 20 MW project in Szolnok, central Hungary, the ministry said. It added that several projects with even bigger capacity will be installed under the tender concluded a few days ago.

Will Hungary support large-scale energy storage projects?

The European Commission has approved a €1.1 billion scheme from the government of Hungary to support large-scale energy storage projects.

What is the capacity of a network storage facility in Hungary?

The first network storage facility in Hungary was installed by E.On in 2018 followed shortly by Alteo with 3.92 MWh and ELMŰ (Innogy) with 6 MWh (6 MW + 8 MW capacity). Currently, the total capacity of the storage units applied in the primary Hungarian regulatory market is 28 MW.

Which energy storage companies are deploying large-scale Bess projects in Hungary?

System integrators Tesla and Wärtsilä have deployed large-scale BESS projects in Hungary previously. Energy-Storage.news’ publisher Solar Media will host the inaugural Energy Storage Summit Central Eastern Europe on 26-27 September this year.