The joint venture also plans to establish BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia, targeting an annual production capacity of 5GWh. During the exhibition, Hithium delivered onsite a speech and unveiled the first time its latest cutting-edge innovation: energy storage solutions dedicated to desert applications.
The projects mark the first phase of Saudi Arabia's ambitious battery storage program. It is designed to support its 50% renewable energy goal by 2030. Each 500 MW facility will operate for four hours, providing 2,000 MWh of total power capacity, said the SPPC.
In addition to the product unveiling, Hithium also announced the formation of a new joint venture (JV), through which it plans the construction of a BESS factory in Saudi Arabia with 5GWh annual production capacity.
The nation's battery storage drive comes as HiTHIUM is commissioned with a 4 GWh BESS project in a joint venture between the Saudi Electricity Company and Alfanar. The systems, to be installed in Tabuk and Hail, will deploy HiTHIUM's 1175 Ah long-duration technology in climate-resilient containerized units, being commissioned in 2026.
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