Italian energy storage winning bid announcement

Who won the capacity market auction in 2027 in Italy?

Image: Enel. BESS technology has won the bulk of new resource contracts in the capacity market (CM) auction for delivery in 2027 in Italy. The auction took place last week (26/27 February) and awarded 38,057MW of obligations to existing resources and 594MW to new resources, alongside 4,365MW to resources located outside of Italy.

What is Italy's main grid capacity market auction for 2025?

Italian electricity transmission system operator Terna has published the results of 2025’s main capacity market auction. From ESS News The results of Italy’s main grid capacity market auction for 2025, published by Terna, show that energy storage represented 51.1% of the 174 MW of new capacity assigned.

Which energy projects won 174mw of new contracts in Italy?

Meanwhile, Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna published the result of its capacity market recently, which saw 174MW of new contracts awarded to energy projects. Three BESS projects won a little over half of that capacity, at 89MW in total, while thermal generation units won 85MW of new capacity.

How much does energy storage cost in Italy?

From ESS News The results of Italy’s main grid capacity market auction for 2025, published by Terna, show that energy storage represented 51.1% of the 174 MW of new capacity assigned. Thermoelectric plants made up the balance, with the new capacity secured for €67,500 ($72,900)/MW per year, for a total cost of €11.75 million.

How many electricity markets does Italy have?

Italy has eight electricity market (and price) regions. The BESS figure is a big jump on the CM auctions for 2025 and 2026 delivery years, which saw 80-90MW of BESS capacity awarded contracts in each.

How much storage capacity will Italy need by 2030?

Namely, according to the updated scenario developed by gas company Scam and power grid operator Terna, Italy will need 72 GWh of storage capacity by 2030 to meet the EU’s “Fit for 55” package goals. Around 50 GWh of this capacity will be allocated to new utility-scale systems supported by MACSE to complement the growing penetration of renewables.