Overview
- EnBW approved a final investment for a 400 MW/800 MWh battery at Philippsburg, targeting 2027 commissioning without subsidies.
- Vattenfall won planning approval for a 254 MW/700 MWh system at Brunsbüttel with an operational goal of 2028 pending a final investment decision.
- Enertrag and TSO 50Hertz completed the Bertikow substation upgrade, laying the groundwork for a planned 200 MW/800 MWh project slated for Q3 2027.
- Wood Mackenzie projects Europe’s BESS capacity rising from 11 GW in 2024 to 16 GW in 2025 and 35 GW by 2034, with Germany leading, more than 500 GW of connection requests, and warnings of revenue cannibalisation as deployments scale.
- India’s outlook calls for 47.24 GW/236 GWh of BESS by 2031–32, with about 0.5 GWh operational and a 68 GWh pipeline projected to reach 236 GWh by 2032 under supportive policies but persistent supply‑chain and financing constraints.