How many battery farms are there in Lithuania?

The system of battery storage facilities, designed to ensure the instantaneous energy reserve for Lithuania, will comprise four battery farms in Vilnius, Šiauliai, Alytus and Utena with 312 battery cubes – 78 in each farm. The total combined capacity of the energy storage system is to be integrated into the Lithuanian grid by Energy Cells.

Will Lithuania receive energy storage units in September?

The remaining battery parks will receive the energy storage units in September‘, said R. Štilinis. The energy storage facility system of 312 battery cubes - 78 each in battery parks in Vilnius, Šiauliai and Alytus and Utena regions – will provide Lithuania with an instantaneous energy reserve.

How many battery storage projects are there in Lithuania?

Testing has started on four battery storage projects in Lithuania totalling 200MW/200MWh provided by system integrator Fluence, with a view to turning the projects online in a few months. Construction began on the four projects connected to substations in Šiauliai, Alytus, Utena and Vilnius in June last year, as reported by Energy-Storage.news.

How will the energy storage system be integrated into the Lithuanian grid?

The total combined capacity of the energy storage system is to be integrated into the Lithuanian grid by Energy Cells. Along with specially made transformers and other equipment, all 312 battery cells have already been installed and connected in the battery parks at the transformer substations.

Which energy storage facilities will provide Lithuania with instantaneous electricity reserve?

The Government of the Republic of Lithuania appointed Energy cells as the operator of the storage facilities that will provide Lithuania with an instantaneous electricity reserve. Energy cells signed a contract with the winning Siemens Energy and Fluence consortium. Energy storage facilities system design works were started.

What is the value of a battery system in Lithuania?

The total value of the project, which is meant to provide Lithuania with an instantaneous electricity reserve and the ability to work independently in isolated mode, will reach 109 million euros. The operator of the battery system is Energy Cells, which is 100 per cent owned by the EPSO-G group of energy transmission and exchange companies.