DTEK to install 200 MW of energy storage capacity
DTEK has selected Fluence Energy to deliver 200 MW of advanced energy storage systems to be installed at six sites across Ukraine.
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Ukraine, Kyiv: Ukrainian energy company DTEK has selected Fluence Energy to deliver 200 MW of advanced energy storage systems to be installed at six sites across the country. The project, with an investment of €140 million ($143 million), will deliver Ukraine’s first large-scale battery-based energy storage portfolio and the provision of 400 MWh of dispatchable power, enough to supply short term power for 600000 homes.
Expected to mark a step towards enhancing Ukraine’s energy independence, stabilising power supply and accelerating its energy transition, the project should deliver six energy storage plants located at sites across Ukraine, with capacities ranging from 20 MW to 50 MW and totalling 200 MW.
“Battery storage is a critical element in Ukraine’s vision to build a decentralised energy system that reduces our emissions and enhances our energy security,” commented DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko.
The storage systems are planned to provide frequency and power balancing services to stabilise the grid on behalf of Ukrainian TSO Ukrenergo. With the spread of the systems, the power system should be enabled to avoid outages and restore stability much faster at a local level than previously. The battery assets are also designed to provide highly advanced stability services through their grid forming capability. Fluence and DTEK, through its subsidiary DTEK Renewables, aim to complete the work by October 2025, so that systems are in place to strengthen the grid against outages before the 2025/26 winter season.
Source: Smart Energy International
