Belgium plans battery storage capacity auction in Q4 2025
The auctions form part of the amendments made to Belgium''s power capacity mechanism approved on Tuesday by the European Commission. The amendments were proposed
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Image: Tinne Van der Straeten via Twitter. New-build battery storage projects from three developers totalling 357MW were among resources awarded contracts in Belgium's latest capacity market auction. Belgian grid operator Elia announced the results of its Capacity Remuneration Mechanism (CRM) auction just before the end of October.
In September, Giga Storage, a BESS developer based in the Netherlands, announced that it is planning a 300MW/1,200MWh project in Belgium which would be connected directly to the transmission network via existing 380kV high-voltage transmission lines nearby. Read more coverage of the Belgian market on Energy-Storage.news.
“We are indeed seeing that the CRM is 'supercharging' an already interesting battery market in Belgium.
Other factors that make Belgium an appealing location for battery investments are the exemption of TSO grid fees and high revenues from balancing market (mainly FCR and aFRR),” Simon De Clercq, senior research associate at Aurora Energy Research, told ESS News.
The auctions form part of the amendments made to Belgium''s power capacity mechanism approved on Tuesday by the European Commission. The amendments were proposed
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