12:30 - 4.09.2025

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September 4, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan has begun developing large-scale battery energy storage systems.

ABC.AZ reports, citing AzerEnergy, that the country is entering a new phase in the development of its energy sector. Large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) are being created to accelerate the growth of renewable energy sources.

These systems are being installed at the 500-kilovolt Absheron substation near the capital and the 220-kilovolt Agdash substation in the central part of the country. The total capacity of the facilities will reach 250 megawatts with an energy storage capacity of 500 megawatt-hours.

Currently, construction is underway, and components are being manufactured to order and delivered to the sites. The introduction of systems of this scale will be the first not only in Azerbaijan but across the entire CIS region.