Hithium and Solarpro introduced they’ll construct a 55 MWh power storage facility within the southwestern Bulgarian city of Razlog. Building will begin subsequent yr.

The businesses declare in a press launch printed yesterday that this would be the “largest” battery power storage mission in southeast Europe and the ability will help an already current 33 MWp photo voltaic plant. The press launch didn’t point out who owned the prevailing 33 MWp photo voltaic mission.

China-based power storage firm Hithium is supplying the 55 MWh mission’s batteries whereas Bulgarian-based photo voltaic power contractor Solarpro is offering turnkey engineering, procurement and building (EPC) companies.

Hithium will provide 16 3.44 MWh capability power storage containers.

An unnamed subsidiary of the Vienna-based unbiased energy producer Renalfa will personal the battery power storage programs (BESS), in response to the press launch. The investor determined to co-locate the battery throughout the current 33 MWp capability PV plant.

The array can have a PV tracker mounting system and a substation.

Bulgaria recorded 1,948 MW photo voltaic PV put in capability on the finish of 2022, in response to current statistics printed by the Worldwide Renewable Vitality Company (IRENA). Final month the Bulgarian authorities launched its first renewables program, which is anticipated to allocate over 1,400 MW in energy era and 350 MW of storage.

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