The N$4.5 billion investment, largely backed by foreign direct investment, aligns with Namibia’s Vision 2030 and Green Hydrogen Strategy. During a site visit by a European Union (EU) delegation, HDF Energy director Nicolas Lecomte emphasised international partnerships in realising the project. [pdf]
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Built with an estimated investment of €40 million (US$46.5 million), the project was funded by Africa REN, Dutch development bank FMO, and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)—partially through its Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF). [pdf]
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The megawatt flywheel energy storage system (MFESS) market, valued at over $X billion in 2025, shows a concentrated landscape with key players like XEMC, Piller, ABB, Amber Kinetic, SPIC Candela, Stornetic, VYCON, and Beacon Power dominating the scene. [pdf]
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The 30 MW plant is the first utility-scale, grid-connected flywheel energy storage project in China and the largest one in the world. From ESS News China has connected to the grid its first large-scale standalone flywheel energy storage project in Shanxi Province’s city of Changzhi. [pdf]
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Irish state-owned utility ESB on Friday inaugurated a 150-MW/300-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Aghada site in County Cork as part of its EUR-300-million (USD 317m) investment in battery projects at sites in Dublin and Cork. Author: Portland General Electric. [pdf]
Zambia is seeking US$11.6 billion in investments by 2030 to expand electricity generation and meet the country’s growing energy demand, authorities have revealed. Of this amount, US$9.5 billion is expected to be mobilised from private sector sources under the Mission 300 initiative. [pdf]
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These batteries will be used in the first and second phases of the Oasis de Atacama solar-plus-storage project in Chile, with a total installed capacity of 1GW of solar power and 4.1GWh of batteries, which will be the world’s largest energy storage project with a total investment of US$1.4 billion. [pdf]
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East Africa's leading electricity generating company, KenGen, has launched a tender for a Design and Build Contract for its first solar plant with battery energy storage systems. The initiative is being funded by the French government. [pdf]
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Bulgaria’s Ministry of Energy has approved €588 million in funding for 82 standalone battery energy storage projects, totaling nearly 9.7GWh of usable capacity. The final decision, announced on April 17, 2025, concludes a competitive selection process that began with 151 proposals in August 2024. [pdf]
Swedish investment firm Niam and Estonian developer Evecon have formed a partnership to implement solar energy and energy storage projects in Latvia. Under this collaboration, a total capacity of 84 MWp of solar energy and 26 MW of storage will be installed across 11 designated locations. [pdf]
Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) systems in the created by the flow of in a coil that has been cooled to a temperature below its . This use of superconducting coils to store magnetic energy was invented by M. Ferrier in 1970. A typical SMES system includes three parts: superconducting , power conditioning system a. [pdf]
Government outlines €400 million plan to strengthen grid resilience after April blackout. Portugal will launch a competitive tender for 750 MVA of battery energy storage before January 2026, as part of a broader €400 million package aimed at improving grid reliability and preventing future blackouts. [pdf]
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