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Stora Italy''s grid-scale energy storage market: a sleeping drag
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Recurrent Energy Secures 6 MW BESS Capacity in Italy''s 2026
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6 FAQs about [Large scale battery storage tender price in Italy 2026]
When will Italy's new energy storage capacity procurement auctions take place?
Terna’s thinking The date is set. The first of Italy’s new energy storage capacity procurement auctions (MACSE) will take place on September 30, 2025, Terna’s president for grid development strategies, Francesco Del Pizzo, has confirmed.
What is the Italian tender mechanism for long term storage contracts?
The Italian tender mechanism for long term storage contracts is so far unique in Europe. It is much closer to support mechanisms implemented for wind & solar. The objective of the support mechanism is to provide revenue visibility to battery and pump hydro storage projects to reduce market risk borne by investors and drive down cost of capital.
Could Italy's grid-scale battery storage market see a massive expansion?
Grid-scale battery storage | Cameron Murray writes about the nascent market for large-scale battery storage in Italy, which could see a massive expansion in the short term. Italy’s grid-scale energy storage market: a sleeping dragon Render of a co-located battery storage project in Italy from Innovo Group. Credit: Innovo Storage smart power
Are Italy's new storage projects being delivered under the tender mechanism?
Chart 1 highlights Terna’s view that most of Italy’s new storage projects being delivered under the tender mechanism going forward, particularly in Southern Italy and the Islands (where renewable deployment is expected to be highest).
Who won the capacity market auction in 2027 in Italy?
Image: Enel. BESS technology has won the bulk of new resource contracts in the capacity market (CM) auction for delivery in 2027 in Italy. The auction took place last week (26/27 February) and awarded 38,057MW of obligations to existing resources and 594MW to new resources, alongside 4,365MW to resources located outside of Italy.
How will Italy invest in merchant Bess capacity?
Investment in merchant BESS capacity is set to be more focused in the north of Italy or as merchant tranches of projects covered under long term contracts in the South and Islands. Now let’s consider how the long term will work. The Italian tender mechanism for long term storage contracts is so far unique in Europe.