Cancun Battery Storage Project Becomes Operational
The 3.2MWh battery storage system is installed at the site of a major hotel chain in Cancun, Mexico; Revolve owns the Project 100% and is responsible for the financing,
Mexico's front-of-the-meter BESS market is practically nonexistent. BESS is not defined by law but rather by the market. Storage projects are forced to register as an active power plant (“central electrica”) and be represented by a market participant, in this case, a generator (e.g., IPP).
Although there is no regulation against BTM assets, there is also no framework that allows it to be done. Hence, the project is much riskier and subject to the whims of the state utility (CFE) and regulators. Mexico's front-of-the-meter BESS market is practically nonexistent. BESS is not defined by law but rather by the market.
The required reserve in Mexico is about 5 % per generator unit (i.e., storage), with a typical 15 min operation. According to, a battery could provide 4 cycles per day, providing an ancillary service such as frequency control or ramps.
Despite its recently liberalized market, Mexico's grid expansion plans are formulated by its independent systems operator (CENACE) , and approved by the Energy Secretariat (SENER), before being published as the official national grid-planning guiding document, PRODESEN .
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