Industrial and commercial energy storage batteries in Rotterdam the Netherlands

The EP NL and Eneco trading departments control the battery. Batteries are indispensable for the energy transition. Yet the development of battery projects in the Netherlands lags behind that in other countries. This is because batteries in the Netherlands have to pay to take power from the grid.

This will provide more flexibility for the Dutch electricity system when the battery is put into operation in 2027. Battery storage enables electricity to be stored when there is more available than is needed, for example when a lot of solar and wind energy is generated.

Eneco and EP NL have announced a joint investment in a 50 MW / 200 MWh battery storage project at the Enecogen power plant in the port of Rotterdam. The two energy companies, which each hold a 50% stake in Enecogen, expect the battery to be operational in 2027.

Enecogen will handle the battery's maintenance and operations, while the trading departments of EP NL and Eneco will control its deployment. No financial details were announced. In the announcement, the companies noted that battery development in the Netherlands lags behind other European countries, citing grid fees as a primary obstacle.

At the same time, it's a shame that this is only Eneco's first own battery in the Netherlands,” said Karen de Lathouder, COO Assets at Eneco. “We are still miles away from achieving the battery capacity required in the Netherlands to prevent power shortages and grid congestion, as well as reducing emissions from our energy system sufficiently.

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