Energy
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Czechia’s largest battery storage plant has now entered commercial operation. The 57MW/120MWh Lipnice installation adds new balancing and trading capability as the Czech power system opens more fully to standalone storage.
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Unibep has secured preferred-bidder status for Grudziądz solar-thermal storage works. Its PLN103.7 million gross proposal combines a collector field with integrated heat storage at the city’s Łąkowa combined heat and power plant.
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Perigus Energy has brought Garreenleen solar farm into full operation. The 81MW County Carlow project is now exporting to Ireland’s grid after construction began in June 2024.
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Enlight has acquired a 125MW Finnish battery storage development project. Kukonkylä is ready to build in Sievi and is expected to connect to Finland’s transmission grid during the first half of 2028.
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Germany awarded 2.135GW of solar capacity in July’s auction round. Developers submitted 3.17GW of bids, while the weighted average successful price fell to 4.79 euro cents per kilowatt-hour.
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Nigeria has commissioned two 100MVA transformers at Lagos’s Ijora substation. The upgrade raises installed capacity to 230MVA as the government pursues a 6,000MW wheeling target and 20 further transmission commissions by year-end.
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Cameroon has opened tenders for new Chad interconnector infrastructure works. The procurement covers 225kV transmission lines and substations forming part of the long-running PIRECT cross-border electricity programme.
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Hitachi Energy is investing $300 million in Chinese grid manufacturing. The Hefei programme adds power transformer production, ultra-high-voltage bushing capacity, and a digital tap-changer line within the company’s wider $9bn expansion plan.
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Ofgem is reviewing governance of the Capacity Market Advisory Group. Its consultation tests whether CMAG remains effective, appropriately governed, and capable of supporting future Capacity Market rule changes.
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Perlen is adding utility-scale storage to its industrial energy infrastructure. The 10MW/20MWh battery will enter ancillary-services markets first, with day-ahead and intraday trading planned after commissioning by the end of 2026.