BESS systems: Lithuania''s battery boost for the energy transition
This intelligent control system not only manages the three battery parks, but also the connected wind farms. Close integration is crucial, as this is the only way to keep the
“Power generation from renewables is growing in Lithuania, which makes battery energy storage systems an important guarantee of [grid] reliability,” said Ignitis Group CEO Darius Maikštėnas.
Vilnius-based utility Ignitis Group will install 291 MW/582 MWh of total battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity at two of its wind farms and at a hydro site, with commercial operation expected in 2027.
The offshore wind farms, which will begin to operate by 2035 in the part of the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea near Palanga with a capacity of approximately 1,4 GW, are expected to generate up to 6 TWh of green electricity per year, which would meet up to a half of Lithuania's current electricity demand.
Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant provides energy storage, averaging electrical demand throughout the day. The pumped storage plant has a capacity of 900 MW (4 units, 225 MW each). Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant has 100 MW of capacity and supplies about 3% of the electrical demand in Lithuania.
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