New energy storage project under construction in Milan Italy

Also underpinning the 2.3 GW battery storage projects across Northern and Southern Italy is renewable energy security. The project, as put in official project partnership communication, will enable “it meet its 2030 renewable energy targets, decarbonising the power system whilst ensuring security of supply”.

The 111MW project in Lombardia and the 97MW project in Puglia have been submitted to the Italian Ministry of Energy for approval. The 187MW project in Piemonte will be submitted for approval later this year.

GCSS and CIP's 2.3 GW battery storage project in Italy offers a multi-facet view of its utility. At its core, it will boost Italy's BESS market in Europe. The project will create a reliable renewable energy network across Italy while succinctly affirming the project's business case.

The 187MW project in Piemonte will be submitted for approval later this year. Terna (the Italian TSO) estimates in the last Adequacy Report for the Italian Electricity System that Italy will need around 27GW of energy storage capacity by 2033 to add a planned 120 GW+ of renewable generation to the Italian grid.

Nischal Agarwal, Partner at CIP, made clear of the company's intentions, stating that, “Italy has a clear need for storage and the enabling market and regulatory mechanisms are being put in place to make battery storage projects commercially attractive.”

“We expect 10.5 GW [of battery projects] to be added in Italy by 2030, of which 3 GW are already in an advanced stage so they will probably come online within the next two to three years,” said Eva Zimmermann, senior associate for flexible energy at Aurora, recently told pv magazine Italia.