Sonnedix acquires 260MW battery storage portfolio in Italy

Renewable vigor institution Sonnedix has acquired a 260MW artillery vigor retention strategy (BESS) portfolio successful Tuscania, Italy.

The portfolio consists of 2 neighbouring stand-alone artillery vigor retention projects, 1 with a capableness of 160MW/four hours and the different with 100MW/four hours, some purchased from Sphera Energy.

This acquisition brings Sonnedix's full BESS portfolio to astir 2.8GW.

The company, which has 11GW of full renewable vigor capacity, continues to grow its footprint successful Italy, a marketplace that has seen sizeable maturation successful the vigor retention sector.

Sonnedix CEO Axel Thiemann said: "We took our archetypal measurement into artillery retention successful different Italian regions past year. Now we are gathering connected that with existent standard successful Tuscania.

"Batteries fto america bash much with the powerfulness we are already generating, storing it and deploying it erstwhile it is needed most.

"Hybridisation and optimisation are the absorption our full portfolio is heading, and with our semipermanent footprint and heavy expertise successful the region, Italy is good placed to pb the way."

In March 2026, Sonnedix acquired six star photovoltaic plants supported by semipermanent powerfulness acquisition agreements (PPAs), bringing the company's full installed capableness successful Italy to much than 1GW.

Sonnedix reports an wide portfolio of 11GW, with much than 1GW nether construction, 4.8GW actively generating powerfulness and a 5GW pipeline of projects successful development.

The institution has operations successful Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the UK.

In April, Sonnedix signed 3 PPAs with Copec EMOAC for the Librillo project, a 117MW stand-alone BESS successful Taltal successful the Antofagasta portion of Chile.

The task tin proviso 643.8MW-hours of vigor for 5 hours each day.

The agreements volition let Copec EMOAC to adhd night-time vigor to its portfolio utilizing Sonnedix's BESS, providing a dependable and flexible powerfulness supply.

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